Where does “میخک” come from?

میخک (Persian) comes from Persian میخ, from Middle Persian myh, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎹𐎧, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mayū́kʰas — peg, nail.

میخک (Persian): clove; carnation

Definitions

  1. clove; carnation

Ancestry of “میخک”, step by step

میخک traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian میخ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمیخnail
2Middle Persianmyhpeg, nail
3Old Persian𐎶𐎹𐎧doorknob
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmayū́kʰaspeg, nail

via Persian ـک

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـکdiminutive suffix
2Middle Persian𐭪—

Words derived from “میخک”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mayū́kʰas →Every word from Old Persian 𐎶𐎹𐎧 →Every word from Middle Persian myh →