Where does “زنكین” come from?

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

زنكین (Ottoman Turkish): rich, opulent

Definitions

  1. rich, opulent

Ancestry of “زنكین”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسنگینheavy; dignified
2Persianـینadjective-forming suffix
3Middle Persian-yn—
4Proto-Iranian-ayHnahCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Iranian-a-—

Words derived from “زنكین”

Every word from Proto-Iranian -a- →Every word from Middle Persian -yn →Every word from Persian ـین →