Where does “عروسک” come from?

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

عروسک (Persian): doll

Definitions

  1. doll

Ancestry of “عروسک”, step by step

عروسک traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ـک

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـکdiminutive suffix
2Middle Persian𐭪—

via Persian عروس

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianعروسbride
2Arabicعَرُوسbride, groom

Words derived from “عروسک”

Every word from Middle Persian 𐭪 →Every word from Persian ـک →
عروسک — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer