Where does “پستانک” come from?

پستانک (Persian) comes from Persian پستان, from Middle Persian pystʾn', from Proto-Indo-European pstḗn, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

پستانک (Persian): dummy

Definitions

  1. dummy

Ancestry of “پستانک”, step by step

پستانک traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian پستان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپستانbreast
2Middle Persianpystʾn'
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpstḗnbreast, teat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Persian ـک

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـکdiminutive suffix
2Middle Persian𐭪
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗnEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pstḗn