Where does “پرسان” come from?
پرسان (Persian) comes from Persian پرس, from English press, from Middle English presse, from Old French presse, from Old French presser, from Latin pressāre, from Latin premere, from Latin premo — passed , crossed.
پرسان (Persian): asking
Definitions
- asking
Ancestry of “پرسان”, step by step
پرسان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian پرس
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | پرس | mechanical press (machine) |
| 2 | English | press | A device used to apply pressure to an item; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | presse | throng, crowd, clothespress |
| 4 | Old French | presse | — |
| 5 | Old French | presser | to press |
| 6 | Latin | pressāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | premere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | premo | I press; I pursue |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pres- | to press |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Persian ـان
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | ـان | suffix forming the plural of nouns, chiefly animate ones |