Where does “رنگین‌کمان” come from?

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

رنگین‌کمان (Persian): rainbow

Definitions

  1. rainbow

Ancestry of “رنگین‌کمان”, step by step

رنگین‌کمان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian رنگین

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianرنگینcoloured, colored
2Persianـینadjective-forming suffix
3Middle Persian-yn—
4Proto-Iranian-ayHnahCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Iranian-a-—

via Persian کمان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکمانbow; arch; arc
2Middle Persian𐭪𐭬𐭠𐭭—
Every word from Proto-Iranian -a- →Every word from Middle Persian -yn →Every word from Persian ـین →