Where does “Vịnh Ba Tư” come from?

Vịnh Ba Tư (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Ba Tư, from Middle Chinese 波斯, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.

Vịnh Ba Tư (Vietnamese): The Persian Gulf

Definitions

  1. The Persian Gulf

Ancestry of “Vịnh Ba Tư”, step by step

Vịnh Ba Tư traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese Ba Tư

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseBa TưPersia
2Middle Chinese波斯—
3Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
4Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
5Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib

via Vietnamese Vinh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseVinh—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš →Every word from Proto-Iranian párcuš →