Where does “سمعک” come from?

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

سمعک (Persian): hearing aid

Definitions

  1. hearing aid

Ancestry of “سمعک”, step by step

سمعک traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ـک

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـکdiminutive suffix
2Middle Persian𐭪—

via Persian سمع

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسمعhearing, sense of hearing; ear
2Arabicسَمْع—
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭪 →Every word from Persian ـک →