Where does “broskyňa” come from?

broskyňa (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic persky, from Latin persica, from Latin Persicus, from Ancient Greek περσικός, from Ancient Greek Πέρσης, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš — chest; rib.

broskyňa (Slovak): peach tree or fruit

Definitions

  1. peach tree or fruit

Ancestry of “broskyňa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicperskypeach
2Latinpersicawalnut; nominative plural of persicum; accusative...
3LatinPersicusPersian
4Ancient GreekπερσικόςPersian from Persia; pertaining to the Persians
5Ancient GreekΠέρσηςa Persian
6Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
7Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
8Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus