Where does “دِين” come from?

دِين (Arabic) comes from Pahlavi dēn, from Old Persian *dainah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰayHanā-.

دِين (Arabic): judgement; religion; faith

Definitions

  1. judgement; religion; faith

Ancestry of “دِين”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pahlavidēn—
2Old Persian*dainah—
3Proto-Indo-IraniandʰayHanā-—

Words derived from “دِين”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰayHanā- →Every word from Old Persian *dainah →Every word from Pahlavi dēn →