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Where does “pʾlsyk'” come from?

pʾlsyk' (Middle Persian) comes from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.

pʾlsyk' (Middle Persian): Persian

Definitions

  1. Persian

Ancestry of “pʾlsyk'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
2Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
3Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib

Words derived from “pʾlsyk'”

  • Farsi
  • فَارْسِي
  • φαρσί
  • farsî
  • پارسی
  • فارسی
  • فارسی
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