Where does “Персей” come from?

Персей (Russian) comes from Ancient Greek Περσεύς, from Ancient Greek πέρθω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerdʰ- — to cut; cut.

Персей (Russian): Perseus

Definitions

  1. Perseus

Ancestry of “Персей”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΠερσεύςPerseus
2Ancient Greekπέρθωto sack, ravage, destroy (a city); to slay (a person)
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerdʰ-to cut; cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerdʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek πέρθω →Every word from Ancient Greek Περσεύς →