Where does “fieres” come from?

fieres (Maltese) comes from Arabic فَارِس, from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭠𐭥𐭮𐭩, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.

fieres (Maltese): rider; knight; horseman

Definitions

  1. rider; knight; horseman

Ancestry of “fieres”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفَارِسthe knight
2Middle Persian𐭯𐭠𐭥𐭮𐭩Persia
3Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
4Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
5Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib

Words derived from “fieres”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš →Every word from Proto-Iranian párcuš →