Where does “آفرین” come from?

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

آفرین (Ottoman Turkish): well done! bravo!

Definitions

  1. well done! bravo!

Ancestry of “آفرین”, step by step

آفرین traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Anatolian Turkish āferīn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Anatolian Turkishāferīnwell done
2Persianآفرینacclamation; present stem form of آفریدن; API •
3Middle Persian𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭩𐭭praise, blessing
4Proto-Iranian*ā-not, un-, non-; lacking, -less
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂édto, at

via Classical Persian آفرین

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianآفرین—

Words derived from “آفرین”

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