Where does “افسردہ” come from?

افسردہ (Urdu) comes from Persian افسرده, from Persian افسردن, from Middle Persian ʾpsltn' — to cool down.

افسردہ (Urdu): sad, depressed, disheartened

Definitions

  1. sad, depressed, disheartened

Ancestry of “افسردہ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianافسردهdepressed
2Persianافسردنto cool down; freeze
3Middle Persianʾpsltn'to cool down
Every word from Middle Persian ʾpsltn' →Every word from Persian افسردن →Every word from Persian افسرده →
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