Where does “Perju” come from?

Perju (Romanian) comes from Romanian perj, from Romanian perjă, from Transylvanian Saxon Piërsch, from Middle Low German persik, from Dutch perzik, from Middle Dutch perseke, from Latin persica, from Latin Persicus — chest; rib.

Ancestry of “Perju”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianperjplum tree variety
2Romanianperjăa type of plum
3Transylvanian SaxonPiërschpeach
4Middle Low Germanpersik
5DutchperzikA peach tree, Prunus persica; A peach, a fruit of...
6Middle Dutchperseke
7Latinpersicawalnut; nominative plural of persicum; accusative...
8LatinPersicusPersian
9Ancient GreekπερσικόςPersian from Persia; pertaining to the Persians
10Ancient GreekΠέρσηςa Persian
11Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
12Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
13Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib

Words derived from “Perju

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus