Where does “अफ़सोसनाक” come from?

अफ़सोसनाक (Hindi) comes from Hindi अफ़सोस, from Classical Persian افسوس, from Middle Persian ʾp̄sws.

अफ़सोसनाक (Hindi): regrettable, causing remorse

Definitions

  1. regrettable, causing remorse

Ancestry of “अफ़सोसनाक”, step by step

अफ़सोसनाक traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi अफ़सोस

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiअफ़सोसregret, remorse; sadness, sorrow
2Classical Persianافسوس—
3Middle Persianʾp̄sws—

via Hindi नाक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiनाकnose; mucus, phlegm
2Sanskritनाकhappy, painless
Every word from Middle Persian ʾp̄sws →Every word from Classical Persian افسوس →Every word from Hindi अफ़सोस →