Where does “āferīn” come from?

āferīn (Old Anatolian Turkish) comes from Persian آفرین, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭩𐭭, from Proto-Iranian *ā-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éd — to, at.

āferīn (Old Anatolian Turkish): well done

Definitions

  1. well done

Ancestry of “āferīn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianآفرینacclamation; present stem form of آفریدن; API •
2Middle Persian𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭩𐭭praise, blessing
3Proto-Iranian*ā-not, un-, non-; lacking, -less
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂édto, at

Words derived from “āferīn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éd →Every word from Proto-Iranian *ā- →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭩𐭭 →