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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanphirsich—
2Latinpersicawalnut; nominative plural of persicum; accusative...
3LatinPersicusPersian
4Ancient Greekπερσικός—
5Ancient GreekΠέρσηςa Persian
6Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
7Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
8Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib

Words derived from “pirsich”

  • Piisch
  • Steepiisch
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