English
farsakh
Farsakh comes from Persian فرسنگ ‘farsang, parasang’.
- Persianc. 900–presentفرسنگfarsaxas فرسخ‘farsang, parasang’
- Englishearliest quotation 1846farsakh
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Persianc. 900–presentفرسنگfarsaxas فرسخ‘farsang, parasang’
- Englishearliest quotation 1846farsakh
Earliest quotation: 1846, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of : “The next day was to take us to Anár,…”
Every English word from Persian فرسنگ
Today it means
noun parasang
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Persian فرسنگ / farsakh