Where does “مردمک” come from?

مردمک (Persian) comes from Persian مردم, from Middle Persian mltwm', from Proto-Iranian mártyah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mártyas, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

مردمک (Persian): little man

Definitions

  1. little man

Ancestry of “مردمک”, step by step

مردمک traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian مردم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمردمhuman; people
2Middle Persianmltwm'mankind, people
3Proto-Iranianmártyahman
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmártyasmortal, man
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Persian ـک

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـکdiminutive suffix
2Middle Persian𐭪—

Words derived from “مردمک”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mártyas →Every word from Proto-Iranian mártyah →