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Where does “દીન” come from?

દીન (Gujarati) comes from Persian دِین, from Middle Persian dyn', from Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬁, from Proto-Iranian *dáyHanaH.

દીન (Gujarati): poor

Definitions

  1. poor

Ancestry of “દીન”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدِین—
2Middle Persiandyn'—
3Avestan𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬁religion
4Proto-Iranian*dáyHanaH—
Every word from Proto-Iranian *dáyHanaH →