Where does “fiersi” come from?

fiersi (Maltese) comes from Maltese fieres, 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.

fiersi (Maltese): knightly

Definitions

  1. knightly

Ancestry of “fiersi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesefieresrider; knight; horseman
2Arabicفَارِسthe knight
3Middle Persian𐭯𐭠𐭥𐭮𐭩Persia
4Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
5Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
6Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš →Every word from Proto-Iranian párcuš →