Where does “deen” come from?

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

deen (English): religion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious...

Definitions

  1. religion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious...

Ancestry of “deen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicدِينjudgement; religion; faith
2Pahlavidēn—
3Old Persian*dainah—
4Proto-Indo-IraniandʰayHanā-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰayHanā- →Every word from Old Persian *dainah →Every word from Pahlavi dēn →