Where does “Perses” come from?

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

Perses (Latin): Alternative form of Persa

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of Persa

Ancestry of “Perses”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Perses”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus →