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Where does “persienne” come from?

persienne (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from French persienne, from French Perse, from Middle French Perse, from Latin Persia, from Latin Persa, from Ancient Greek Περσίς, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš — chest; rib.

persienne (Norwegian Nynorsk): Venetian blind

Definitions

  1. Venetian blind

Ancestry of “persienne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpersienneshutter
2FrenchPersePersian person
3Middle FrenchPerse—
4LatinPersiaPersia
5LatinPersaA Persian
6Ancient GreekΠερσίςPersian; a female Persian
7Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
8Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
9Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib
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