Where does “pilkëshàk” come from?
pilkëshàk (Unami) comes from Unami pilkesh, from Dutch perzik, from Middle Dutch perseke, from Latin persica, from Latin Persicus, from Ancient Greek περσικός, from Ancient Greek Πέρσης, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 — chest; rib.
Ancestry of “pilkëshàk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unami | pilkesh | peach |
| 2 | Dutch | perzik | A peach tree, Prunus persica; A peach, a fruit of... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | perseke | — |
| 4 | Latin | persica | walnut; nominative plural of persicum; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | Persicus | Persian |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | περσικός | Persian from Persia; pertaining to the Persians |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Πέρσης | a Persian |
| 8 | Old Persian | 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 | a Persian |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | párcuš | rib |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | párćuš | rib |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pérḱus | chest; rib |