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.

Persicaria (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Persicaria”, 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 pérḱus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš →Every word from Proto-Iranian párcuš →