Where does “اَفسوٗس” come from?

اَفسوٗس (Kashmiri) comes from Classical Persian افسوس, from Middle Persian ʾp̄sws.

اَفسوٗس (Kashmiri): sorrow, woe

Definitions

  1. sorrow, woe

Ancestry of “اَفسوٗس”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianافسوس—
2Middle Persianʾp̄sws—
Every word from Middle Persian ʾp̄sws →Every word from Classical Persian افسوس →