Where does “واکنش” come from?

واکنش (Persian) comes from Persian کنش, from Persian ـش, from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭭.

واکنش (Persian): reaction

Definitions

  1. reaction

Ancestry of “واکنش”, step by step

واکنش traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian کنش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکنشact, action
2Persianـش-tion
3Middle Persian𐭱𐭭

via Persian وا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianواhey! exclamation to get attention
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭭Every word from Persian ـشEvery word from Persian کنش