Where does “پسرک” come from?

پسرک (Persian) comes from Persian پسر, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭥𐭤, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎢𐏂, from Proto-Iranian puθráh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian putrás, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

پسرک (Persian): little boy, lad

Definitions

  1. little boy, lad

Ancestry of “پسرک”, step by step

پسرک traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian پسر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپسرson; boy
2Middle Persian𐭡𐭥𐭤son
3Old Persian𐎱𐎢𐏂son
4Proto-Iranianpuθráhson
5Proto-Indo-Iranianputrásboy; son
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

via Persian ـک

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـکdiminutive suffix
2Middle Persian𐭪—

Words derived from “پسرک”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian putrás →Every word from Proto-Iranian puθráh →