Where does “ـین” come from?

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

ـین (Persian): adjective-forming suffix

Definitions

  1. adjective-forming suffix

Ancestry of “ـین”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian-yn—
2Proto-Iranian-ayHnahCreates adjectives of materials
3Proto-Iranian-a-—

Words derived from “ـین”

Every word from Proto-Iranian -a- →Every word from Middle Persian -yn →Every word from Proto-Iranian -ayHnah →