Where does “ین” come from?

ین (Persian) comes from Sanskrit ज्योत्स्ना, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dyáwtsnaH.

ین (Persian): yen; Suffix which forms adjectives of material or...

Definitions

  1. yen; Suffix which forms adjectives of material or...

Ancestry of “ین”, step by step

ین traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit ज्योत्स्ना

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritज्योत्स्नाmoonlight; a moonlit night; splendour, light
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*dyáwtsnaH—

via Chinese 圓

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese圓circular, round; yuan, yen, dollar; round
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dyáwtsnaH →Every word from Sanskrit ज्योत्स्ना →