Where does “آخوندک” come from?

آخوندک (Persian) comes from Persian ـک, from Middle Persian 𐭪.

آخوندک (Persian): praying mantis

Definitions

  1. praying mantis

Ancestry of “آخوندک”, step by step

آخوندک traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ـک

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـکdiminutive suffix
2Middle Persian𐭪—

via Persian آخوند

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianآخوندAn akhund, specifically a cleric of the Usuli...
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭪 →Every word from Persian ـک →