Where does “Persepolis” come from?
Persepolis (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 “Persepolis”, step by step