Where does “เปอร์เซีย” come from?

เปอร์เซีย (Thai) comes from English Persia, from Latin Persia, from Latin Persa, from Ancient Greek Περσίς, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.

เปอร์เซีย (Thai): Persia, the former name of Iran

Definitions

  1. Persia, the former name of Iran

Ancestry of “เปอร์เซีย”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPersiaIran, a country in West Asia
2LatinPersiaPersia
3LatinPersaA Persian
4Ancient GreekΠερσίςPersian; a female Persian
5Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
6Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
7Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib
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