Where does “زرین” come from?

زرین (Persian) comes from Persian زر, from Middle Persian zarr, from Parthian zarn, from Proto-Iranian jr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃enyom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

زرین (Persian): golden

Definitions

  1. golden

Ancestry of “زرین”, step by step

زرین traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian زر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزرgold; rotation; revolution
2Middle Persianzarrgold
3Parthianzarngold
4Proto-Iranianjr̥Hanyamgold
5Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰr̥Hanyamgold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥h₃enyom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Persian ـین

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

Words derived from “زرین

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃enyomEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam