Where does “պարսիկ” come from?

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

պարսիկ (Old Armenian): Persian

Definitions

  1. Persian

Ancestry of “պարսիկ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianpʾlsyk'Persian
2Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
3Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib

Words derived from “պարսիկ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš →Every word from Proto-Iranian párcuš →