Where does “ئاسنین” come from?

ئاسنین (Central Kurdish) comes from Persian ـین, from Middle Persian -yn, from Proto-Iranian -ayHnah, from Proto-Iranian -a-.

ئاسنین (Central Kurdish): iron, ferrous

Definitions

  1. iron, ferrous

Ancestry of “ئاسنین”, step by step

ئاسنین traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ـین

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـینadjective-forming suffix
2Middle Persian-yn—
3Proto-Iranian-ayHnahCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Iranian-a-—

via Central Kurdish ئاسن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Kurdishئاسنiron (chemical element Fe)
2Proto-Iranian*Hácwāiron, ironstone
Every word from Proto-Iranian -a- →Every word from Middle Persian -yn →Every word from Persian ـین →