Where does “دین” come from?

دین (Chagatai) comes from Classical Persian دین, from Arabic دين, from Middle Persian dyn', from Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬁, from Proto-Iranian *dáyHanaH — perspective, view, belief.

Ancestry of “دین”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianدین—
2Arabicدينverbal noun of دَانَ; religion, creed, credo,...
3Middle Persiandyn'—
4Avestan𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬁religion
5Proto-Iranian*dáyHanaHperspective, view, belief

Words derived from “دین”

Every word from Proto-Iranian *dáyHanaH →Every word from Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬁 →Every word from Middle Persian dyn' →