The story
- Old Persian · derived from*Para-uparisaina“beyond higher than the eagle”
- Ancient Greek · derived fromΠαροπαμισάδαι
- Latin · derived fromParopamisadae
- English todayParopamisadae
From Latin Paropamisadae, from Ancient Greek Παροπαμισάδαι (Paropamisádai), from Old Persian *Para-uparisaina (“beyond higher than the eagle”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.