Etymology Explorer › PersianWhere does “شیرینی” come from? شیرینی (Persian) comes from Persian ـی, from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
شیرینی (Persian): sweet, candy; confectionary; pastry
Definitions sweet, candy; confectionary; pastry Ancestry of “شیرینی”, step by step شیرینی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian ـی Step Language Word Meaning 1 Persian ـی Forms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms... 2 Middle Persian -yk' — 3 Old Persian -𐎡𐎣 of, pertaining to, belonging to, related to 4 Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... 5 Proto-Indo-European -ḱos -y, -ic
via Persian شیرین Step Language Word Meaning 1 Persian شیرین sweet; pleasant 2 Pahlavi šylyn' — 3 Middle Persian šyl — 4 Proto-Iranian xšiHrám milk 5 Proto-Indo-Iranian kšiHrám milk
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