Where does “زنگيل” come from?

زنگيل (North Levantine Arabic) comes from Ottoman Turkish زنكین, from Persian سنگین, from Persian ـین, from Middle Persian -yn, from Proto-Iranian -ayHnah, from Proto-Iranian -a-.

زنگيل (North Levantine Arabic): rich, wealthy

Definitions

  1. rich, wealthy

Ancestry of “زنگيل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishزنكینrich, opulent
2Persianسنگینheavy; dignified
3Persianـینadjective-forming suffix
4Middle Persian-yn—
5Proto-Iranian-ayHnahCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Iranian-a-—
Every word from Proto-Iranian -a- →Every word from Middle Persian -yn →Every word from Persian ـین →