Where does “سفالین” come from?

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

سفالین (Persian): earthen (especially of earthenware)

Definitions

  1. earthen (especially of earthenware)

Ancestry of “سفالین”, step by step

سفالین 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 سفال

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