Where does “asin” come from?

asin (Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian Háyah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háyas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éyos — a metal, copper, bronze.

asin (Kurdish): iron

Definitions

  1. iron

Ancestry of “asin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IranianHáyah—
2Proto-Indo-IranianHáyasa metal, iron
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éyosa metal, copper, bronze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éyos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háyas →Every word from Proto-Iranian Háyah →