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

  1. particule; Diminutive of parça; widget

Ancestry of “parçacık”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishparçacomponent; fragment; part
2Ottoman Turkishپارچهpiece, fragment, morsel, segment, bit; a...
3Persianپارچهpiece, segment, section, morsel; cloth; material
4Persianپارهpiece, part, portion; coin, money; torn, torn...
5Middle Persianpʾlk'piece, part, portion
Every word from Middle Persian pʾlk' →Every word from Persian پاره →Every word from Persian پارچه →