Where does “سیارک” come from?

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

سیارک (Persian): asteroid

Definitions

  1. asteroid

Ancestry of “سیارک”, step by step

سیارک traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ـک

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـکdiminutive suffix
2Middle Persian𐭪—

via Persian سیاره

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسیارهplanet
2Arabicسَيَّارَة—
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭪 →Every word from Persian ـک →