Where does “رفتگان” come from?

رفتگان (Persian) comes from Persian ـه, from Proto-Iranian -akah, from Proto-Iranian -kah, from Proto-Austronesian ka — if.

رفتگان (Persian): plural of رفته; the dead

Definitions

  1. plural of رفته; the dead

Ancestry of “رفتگان”, step by step

رفتگان traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ـه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianـهForms the past participle from the past stem
2Proto-Iranian-akahCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
3Proto-Iranian-kah
4Proto-Austronesiankaif

via Persian ـان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـانsuffix forming the plural of nouns, chiefly animate ones

via Persian رفت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianرفتpast stem form of رفتن
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaEvery word from Proto-Iranian -akahEvery word from Persian ـه