Where does “Piisch” come from?
Piisch (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German persich, from Latin persica, from Latin Persicus, from Ancient Greek περσικός, from Ancient Greek Πέρσης, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš — chest; rib.
Piisch (Luxembourgish): peach; perch
Definitions
- peach; perch
Ancestry of “Piisch”, step by step
Piisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old High German persich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | persich | — |
| 2 | Latin | persica | walnut; nominative plural of persicum; accusative... |
| 3 | Latin | Persicus | Persian |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | περσικός | Persian from Persia; pertaining to the Persians |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Πέρσης | a Persian |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 | a Persian |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | párcuš | rib |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | párćuš | rib |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pérḱus | chest; rib |