Where does “افسوس” come from?

افسوس (Persian) comes from Middle Persian ʾp̄sws.

افسوس (Persian): alas! ah!; regret; sorrow

Definitions

  1. alas! ah!; regret; sorrow

Ancestry of “افسوس”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianʾp̄sws—

Words derived from “افسوس”

Every word from Middle Persian ʾp̄sws →