Where does “faras” come from?

faras (Somali) comes from Arabic فرس, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.

faras (Somali): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “faras”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفرسto maul, to tear up, to tatter; verbal noun of...
2Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
3Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš →Every word from Proto-Iranian párcuš →