Where does “نمکین” come from?

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

نمکین (Persian): salty

Definitions

  1. salty

Ancestry of “نمکین”, step by step

نمکین 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 نمک

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنمکsalt
2Middle Persian𐫗𐫖𐫏𐫍𐫐salt
3Proto-Iraniannamadka-—
Every word from Proto-Iranian -a- →Every word from Middle Persian -yn →Every word from Persian ـین →