Where does “پارسی” come from?

پارسی (Urdu) comes from Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀭𑀲, from Sanskrit पारसिक, from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭠𐭫𐭮𐭩, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.

پارسی (Urdu): of or pertaining to Parsis; Persian, Iranian

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to Parsis; Persian, Iranian

Ancestry of “پارسی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Prakrit𑀧𑀸𑀭𑀲—
2Sanskritपारसिक—
3Middle Persian𐭯𐭠𐭫𐭮𐭩Persia
4Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
5Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
6Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib

Words derived from “پارسی”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš →Every word from Proto-Iranian párcuš →