Where does “فرسخ” come from?

فرسخ (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic فَرْسَخ, from Persian فرسنگ, from Middle Persian plsng — parasang; frasang.

Ancestry of “فرسخ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفَرْسَخ
2Persianفرسنگfarsang
3Middle Persianplsngparasang; frasang

Words derived from “فرسخ

Every word from Middle Persian plsngEvery word from Persian فرسنگEvery word from Arabic فَرْسَخ