Where does “سرخک” come from?

سرخک (Persian) comes from Persian سرخ, from Persian سهر, from Middle Persian swhr — red.

سرخک (Persian): measles

Definitions

  1. measles

Ancestry of “سرخک”, step by step

سرخک traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian سرخ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسرخscarlet, red color
2Persianسهر—
3Middle Persianswhrred

via Persian ـک

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـکdiminutive suffix
2Middle Persian𐭪—
Every word from Middle Persian swhr →Every word from Persian سهر →Every word from Persian سرخ →