Where does “Persia” come from?

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

Persia (Latin): Persia

Definitions

  1. Persia

Ancestry of “Persia”, step by step

Persia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Persa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPersaA Persian
2Ancient GreekΠερσίςPersian; a female Persian
3Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
4Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
5Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib

via Latin Perses

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPersesAlternative form of Persa
2Ancient GreekΠέρσηςa Persian
3Ancient Greekπέρθωto sack, ravage, destroy (a city); to slay (a person)
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerdʰ-to cut; cut

Words derived from “Persia”

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