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Where does “Persea” come from?

Persea (Translingual) comes from Latin persea, from Ancient Greek περσέα, from Ancient Greek Περσίς, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.

Ancestry of “Persea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperseakind of sacred tree in Egypt and Persia
2Ancient Greekπερσέαpersea, an Egyptian tree; ornament in form of its...
3Ancient GreekΠερσίςPersian; a female Persian
4Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
5Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
6Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib
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