Where does “piersic” come from?

piersic (Romanian) comes from Latin Persicus, from Ancient Greek περσικός, from Ancient Greek Πέρσης, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.

piersic (Romanian): peach (tree)

Definitions

  1. peach (tree)

Ancestry of “piersic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPersicusPersian
2Ancient GreekπερσικόςPersian from Persia; pertaining to the Persians
3Ancient GreekΠέρσηςa Persian
4Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
5Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
6Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib

Words derived from “piersic”

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