Where does “زردک” come from?

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

زردک (Persian): carrot

Definitions

  1. carrot

Ancestry of “زردک”, step by step

زردک traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ـک

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـکdiminutive suffix
2Middle Persian𐭪—

via Persian زرد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزردyellow
2Middle Persianzlt'yellow

Words derived from “زردک”

Every word from Middle Persian 𐭪 →Every word from Persian ـک →