Where does “ހިންދޫދީން” come from?

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

ހިންދޫދީން (Dhivehi): Hinduism

Definitions

  1. Hinduism

Ancestry of “ހިންދޫދީން”, step by step

ހިންދޫދީން traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dhivehi ދީން

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dhivehiދީންreligion
2Arabicدِينjudgement; religion; faith
3Pahlavidēn—
4Old Persian*dainah—
5Proto-Indo-IraniandʰayHanā-—

via Dhivehi ހިންދޫ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dhivehiހިންދޫ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰayHanā- →Every word from Old Persian *dainah →Every word from Pahlavi dēn →