Where does “علاء الدين” come from?
علاء الدين (Arabic) comes from Arabic دِين, from Pahlavi dēn, from Old Persian *dainah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰayHanā-.
Ancestry of “علاء الدين”, step by step
علاء الدين traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic دِين
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | دِين | judgement; religion; faith |
| 2 | Pahlavi | dēn | — |
| 3 | Old Persian | *dainah | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰayHanā- | — |
via Arabic عَلَاء
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | عَلَاء | — |