Where does “مسین” come from?

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

مسین (Persian): copper, made of copper

Definitions

  1. copper, made of copper

Ancestry of “مسین”, step by step

مسین 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 مس

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