Where does “əfsus” come from?

əfsus (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian افسوس, from Middle Persian ʾp̄sws.

əfsus (Azerbaijani): alas, unfortunately, it's a shame

Definitions

  1. alas, unfortunately, it's a shame

Ancestry of “əfsus”, step by step

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