Where does “فرسخ” come from?

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

فرسخ (Persian): parasang, farsang

Definitions

  1. parasang, farsang

Ancestry of “فرسخ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفَرْسَخ—
2Persianفرسنگfarsang
3Middle Persianplsngparasang; frasang

Words derived from “فرسخ”

Every word from Middle Persian plsng →Every word from Persian فرسنگ →Every word from Arabic فَرْسَخ →