Where does “نمادین” come from?

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

نمادین (Persian): symbolic

Definitions

  1. symbolic

Ancestry of “نمادین”, step by step

نمادین 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 نماد

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