Where does “مردمك” come from?

مردمك (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian مردمک, from Persian مردم, from Middle Persian mltwm', from Proto-Iranian mártyah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mártyas, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

مردمك (Ottoman Turkish): manikin, titman, homunculus, a little man

Definitions

  1. manikin, titman, homunculus, a little man

Ancestry of “مردمك”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمردمکlittle man
2Persianمردمhuman; people
3Middle Persianmltwm'mankind, people
4Proto-Iranianmártyahman
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmártyasmortal, man
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “مردمك”

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