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Where does “Persicaria” come from?

Persicaria (Translingual) 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.

Ancestry of “Persicaria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpersicaria—
2LatinPersicusPersian
3Ancient Greekπερσικός—
4Ancient GreekΠέρσηςa Persian
5Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
6Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
7Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib
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