Where does “parçacık” come from?
parçacık (Turkish) comes from Turkish parça, from Ottoman Turkish پارچه, from Persian پارچه, from Persian پاره, from Middle Persian pʾlk' — piece, part, portion.
parçacık (Turkish): particule; Diminutive of parça; widget
Definitions
- particule; Diminutive of parça; widget
Ancestry of “parçacık”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | parça | component; fragment; part |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | پارچه | piece, fragment, morsel, segment, bit; a... |
| 3 | Persian | پارچه | piece, segment, section, morsel; cloth; material |
| 4 | Persian | پاره | piece, part, portion; coin, money; torn, torn... |
| 5 | Middle Persian | pʾlk' | piece, part, portion |