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Where does “दिनचर्या” come from?

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

दिनचर्या (Hindi): daily routine

Definitions

  1. daily routine

Ancestry of “दिनचर्या”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiदिनday; day, daytime; time
2Sanskritदिनday; cut, divided, mowed
3Proto-Indo-Aryandinámday
4Indo-Iranian*dinám—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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