Where does “перс” come from?

перс (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic персъ, from Ancient Greek Πέρσης, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.

перс (Russian): Persian

Definitions

  1. Persian

Ancestry of “перс”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicперсъ—
2Ancient GreekΠέρσηςa Persian
3Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
4Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
5Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib

Words derived from “перс”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš →Every word from Proto-Iranian párcuš →