Where does “pejiguera” come from?

pejiguera (Spanish) comes from Latin persicaria, from Latin Persicus, from Ancient Greek περσικός, from Ancient Greek Πέρσης, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.

pejiguera (Spanish): lady's thumb

Definitions

  1. lady's thumb

Ancestry of “pejiguera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpersicaria
2LatinPersicusPersian
3Ancient GreekπερσικόςPersian from Persia; pertaining to the Persians
4Ancient GreekΠέρσηςa Persian
5Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
6Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
7Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérḱusEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćušEvery word from Proto-Iranian párcuš