Where does “خارکن” come from?

خارکن (Persian) comes from Persian خار, from Middle Persian hʾl — thorn.

خارکن (Persian): someone who collects and sells thorny bushes (e.g. as firewood)

Definitions

  1. someone who collects and sells thorny bushes (e.g. as firewood)

Ancestry of “خارکن”, step by step

خارکن traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian خار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخارthorn
2Middle Persianhʾlthorn

via Persian کندن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکندنto dig
Every word from Middle Persian hʾl →Every word from Persian خار →