Where does “persan” come from?
persan (Romanian) comes from French persan, from French Perse, from Middle French Perse, from Latin Persia, from Latin Persa, from Ancient Greek Περσίς, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš — chest; rib.
persan (Romanian): Persian; a Persian man
Definitions
- Persian; a Persian man
Ancestry of “persan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | persan | Persian; Persian language |
| 2 | French | Perse | Persian person |
| 3 | Middle French | Perse | Persian person |
| 4 | Latin | Persia | Persia |
| 5 | Latin | Persa | A Persian |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Περσίς | Persian; a female Persian |
| 7 | Old Persian | 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 | a Persian |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | párcuš | rib |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | párćuš | rib |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pérḱus | chest; rib |