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
Ancestry of “ـین”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | -yn | — |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | -ayHnah | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | -a- | — |