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

  1. peach; perch

Ancestry of “Piisch”, step by step

Piisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German persich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanpersich
2Latinpersicawalnut; nominative plural of persicum; accusative...
3LatinPersicusPersian
4Ancient GreekπερσικόςPersian from Persia; pertaining to the Persians
5Ancient GreekΠέρσηςa Persian
6Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
7Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
8Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib

via Middle High German bersich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbersich
2Old High Germanbersih
3Old High Germanbars
4Proto-Germanic*bars
5Proto-Germanicbarskaz
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰórs-o-s
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

Words derived from “Piisch

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérḱusEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćušEvery word from Proto-Iranian párcuš