Where does “pirsich” come from?

pirsich (Old High German) comes from Old High German phirsich, from Latin persica, 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 “pirsich”, step by step

pirsich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German phirsich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanphirsich
2Latinpersicawalnut; nominative plural of persicum; accusative...
3LatinPersicusPersian
4Ancient GreekπερσικόςPersian from Persia; pertaining to the Persians
5Ancient GreekΠέρσηςa Persian
6Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
7Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
8Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib

via Old High German phersich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanphersich
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérḱusEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćušEvery word from Proto-Iranian párcuš