Where does “persik” come from?
persik (Middle Low German) comes from Dutch perzik, from Middle Dutch perseke, from Latin persica, from Latin Persicus, from Ancient Greek περσικός, from Ancient Greek Πέρσης, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš — chest; rib.
Ancestry of “persik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | perzik | A peach tree, Prunus persica; A peach, a fruit of... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | perseke | — |
| 3 | Latin | persica | walnut; nominative plural of persicum; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | Persicus | Persian |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | περσικός | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Πέρσης | a Persian |
| 7 | Old Persian | 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 | a Persian |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | párcuš | rib |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | párćuš | rib |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pérḱus | chest; rib |
Words derived from “persik”