Where does “духтарак” come from?
духтарак (Tajik) comes from Persian دخترک, from Persian دختر, from Middle Persian dwhtl, from Middle Persian dwht', from Old Persian ????, from Proto-Iranian dugdā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰugʰdʰā, from Proto-Indo-European dʰugh₂tḗr — to produce, to produce something useful; to be...
духтарак (Tajik): little girl
Definitions
- little girl
Ancestry of “духтарак”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | دخترک | little girl |
| 2 | Persian | دختر | daughter; girl, gal, lass, maid |
| 3 | Middle Persian | dwhtl | — |
| 4 | Middle Persian | dwht' | — |
| 5 | Old Persian | ???? | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | dugdā | daughter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰugʰdʰā | daughter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰugh₂tḗr | daughter |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewgʰ- | to produce, to produce something useful; to be... |