Where does “paers” come from?

paers (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French pers, from Medieval Latin persus, 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.

Ancestry of “paers”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchperstwelve peers
2Medieval LatinpersusPersian
3LatinPersicusPersian
4Ancient GreekπερσικόςPersian from Persia; pertaining to the Persians
5Ancient GreekΠέρσηςa Persian
6Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
7Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
8Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib

Words derived from “paers

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