Where does “𑀧𑀸𑀭𑀲” come from?
𑀧𑀸𑀭𑀲 (Prakrit) comes from Sanskrit पारसिक, from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭠𐭫𐭮𐭩, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.
Ancestry of “𑀧𑀸𑀭𑀲”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | पारसिक | — |
| 2 | Middle Persian | 𐭯𐭠𐭫𐭮𐭩 | Persia |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 | a Persian |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | párcuš | rib |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | párćuš | rib |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pérḱus | chest; rib |