Where does “چنین” come from?

چنین (Persian) comes from Persian چون, from Middle Persian cygwn' — as, like, how, when.

چنین (Persian): such as this; this way; in this manner

Definitions

  1. such as this; this way; in this manner

Ancestry of “چنین”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچونbecause; since; like
2Middle Persiancygwn'as, like, how, when
Every word from Middle Persian cygwn' →Every word from Persian چون →