Where does “فرسخ” come from?
فرسخ (Persian) comes from Arabic فَرْسَخ, from Persian فرسنگ, from Middle Persian plsng — parasang; frasang.
فرسخ (Persian): parasang, farsang
Ancestry of “فرسخ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | فَرْسَخ | — |
| 2 | Persian | فرسنگ | farsang |
| 3 | Middle Persian | plsng | parasang; frasang |