Where does “آهنین” come from?

آهنین (Persian) comes from Persian ـین, from Middle Persian -yn, from Proto-Iranian -ayHnah, from Proto-Iranian -a-.

آهنین (Persian): iron, of iron

Definitions

  1. iron, of iron

Ancestry of “آهنین”, step by step

آهنین traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ـین

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

via Persian آهن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianآهنiron
Every word from Proto-Iranian -a- →Every word from Middle Persian -yn →Every word from Persian ـین →