Where does “دن” come from?

دن (Gujarati) comes from Urdu دن, from Sanskrit दिन, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dinám, from Indo-Iranian *dinám, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

دن (Gujarati): day

Definitions

  1. day

Ancestry of “دن”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduدنday; daytime; time
2Sanskritदिनday; cut, divided, mowed
3Proto-Indo-Aryandinámday
4Indo-Iranian*dinám—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Indo-Iranian *dinám →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dinám →