Where does “ափսոս” come from?
ափսոս (Middle Armenian) comes from Persian افسوس, from Middle Persian ʾp̄sws.
ափսոս (Middle Armenian): alas!
Ancestry of “ափսոս”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | افسوس | alas! ah!; regret; sorrow |
| 2 | Middle Persian | ʾp̄sws | — |
Words derived from “ափսոս”