Where does “Persēpolis” come from?

Persēpolis (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Περσέπολις, from Ancient Greek Πέρσης, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.

Persēpolis (Latin): Persepolis

Definitions

  1. Persepolis

Ancestry of “Persēpolis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΠερσέπολις—
2Ancient GreekΠέρσηςa Persian
3Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
4Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
5Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib

Words derived from “Persēpolis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš →Every word from Proto-Iranian párcuš →