Where does “ափսոս” come from?

ափսոս (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian ափսոս, from Persian افسوس, from Middle Persian ʾp̄sws.

ափսոս (Armenian): alas!, what a pity!; regret; pitiable

Definitions

  1. alas!, what a pity!; regret; pitiable

Ancestry of “ափսոս”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianափսոսalas!
2Persianافسوسalas! ah!; regret; sorrow
3Middle Persianʾp̄sws—
Every word from Middle Persian ʾp̄sws →Every word from Persian افسوس →Every word from Middle Armenian ափսոս →