Where does “Persépolis” come from?
Persépolis (Portuguese) comes from Latin Persēpolis, from Ancient Greek Περσέπολις, from Ancient Greek Πέρσης, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.
Ancestry of “Persépolis”, step by step