Where does “писарак” come from?

писарак (Tajik) comes from Persian پسرک, 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.

писарак (Tajik): little boy, lad

Definitions

  1. little boy, lad

Ancestry of “писарак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپسرکlittle boy, lad
2Persianپسرson; boy
3Middle Persian𐭡𐭥𐭤son
4Old Persian𐎱𐎢𐏂son
5Proto-Iranianpuθráhson
6Proto-Indo-Iranianputrásboy; son
7Proto-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 →