Where does “آفرین” come from?

آفرین (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian آفرین, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭩𐭭, from Proto-Iranian *ā-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éd — to, at.

آفرین (Urdu): bravo!, excellent!, good job!, well done!

Definitions

  1. bravo!, excellent!, good job!, well done!

Ancestry of “آفرین”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianآفرین—
2Middle Persian𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭩𐭭praise, blessing
3Proto-Iranian*ā-not, un-, non-; lacking, -less
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂édto, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éd →Every word from Proto-Iranian *ā- →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭩𐭭 →