Where does “alférez” come from?

alférez (Spanish) comes from Arabic الفارس, from Arabic فَارِس, from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭠𐭥𐭮𐭩, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.

alférez (Spanish): second lieutenant, subaltern, ensign

Definitions

  1. second lieutenant, subaltern, ensign

Ancestry of “alférez”, step by step

alférez traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic الفارس

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicالفارس—
2Arabicفَارِسthe knight
3Middle Persian𐭯𐭠𐭥𐭮𐭩Persia
4Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
5Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
6Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib

via Arabic الفَارِس

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicالفَارِس—

Words derived from “alférez”

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