Where does “صورتک” come from?

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

صورتک (Persian): small face

Definitions

  1. small face

Ancestry of “صورتک”, step by step

صورتک traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ـک

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـکdiminutive suffix
2Middle Persian𐭪—

via Persian صورت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianصورتface; form; shape; way; manner
2Arabicصُورَةimage; form, image
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭪 →Every word from Persian ـک →