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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.

Ancestry of “Persēpolis”, step by step

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