Where does “چاریک” come from?

چاریک (Persian) comes from Persian چهار, from Pahlavi pal, from Proto-Iranian tatr̥wáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tatr̥wás, from Proto-Indo-European tetr̥-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

Ancestry of “چاریک”, step by step

چاریک traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian چهار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچهارfour
2Pahlavipal—
3Proto-Iraniantatr̥wáhpheasant
4Proto-Indo-Iraniantatr̥wás—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantetr̥-wó-s—
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

via Persian یک

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianیکAPI •; one
2Middle Persianʾywk'—
3Middle Persianʾy—
4Proto-IranianHáywahone
5Proto-Indo-IranianHáywasjust, only; one
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Persian چارک

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچارکquarter

Words derived from “چاریک”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tetr̥-wó-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tatr̥wás →