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Where does “دخترک” come from?

دخترک (Persian) comes from Persian دختر, from Middle Persian dwhtl, from Middle Persian dwht', from Old Persian ????, from Proto-Iranian dugdā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰugʰdʰā, from Proto-Indo-European dʰugh₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- — to produce, to produce something useful; to be...

دخترک (Persian): little girl

Definitions

  1. little girl

Ancestry of “دخترک”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدخترdaughter; girl, gal, lass, maid
2Middle Persiandwhtl—
3Middle Persiandwht'—
4Old Persian????—
5Proto-Iraniandugdādaughter
6Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰugʰdʰādaughter
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰugh₂tḗrdaughter
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewgʰ-to produce, to produce something useful; to be...
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