Where does “писар” come from?

писар (Tajik) 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.

писар (Tajik): boy; son

Definitions

  1. boy; son

Ancestry of “писар”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپسرson; boy
2Middle Persian𐭡𐭥𐭤son
3Old Persian𐎱𐎢𐏂son
4Proto-Iranianpuθráhson
5Proto-Indo-Iranianputrásboy; son
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian putrás →Every word from Proto-Iranian puθráh →