Where does “দিন” come from?
দিন (Bengali) comes from Magadhi Prakrit ???, from Sanskrit दिन, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dinám, from Indo-Iranian *dinám, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.
দিন (Bengali): day
Ancestry of “দিন”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Magadhi Prakrit | ??? | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | दिन | day; cut, divided, mowed |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dinám | day |
| 4 | Indo-Iranian | *dinám | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |