Where does “وَزْنِینْ” come from?

وَزْنِینْ (Classical Persian) comes from Persian ـین, from Middle Persian -yn, from Proto-Iranian -ayHnah, from Proto-Iranian -a-.

Ancestry of “وَزْنِینْ”, step by step

وَزْنِینْ 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 Arabic وَزْن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوَزْنweight
Every word from Proto-Iranian -a- →Every word from Middle Persian -yn →Every word from Persian ـین →