Where does “زنگین” come from?

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

زنگین (Ottoman Turkish): rich, opulent

Definitions

  1. rich, opulent

Ancestry of “زنگین”, step by step

زنگین traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian سنگین

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

via Classical Persian سنگین

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianسنگین—

Words derived from “زنگین”

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