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
Ancestry of “दिनचर्या”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | दिन | day; day, daytime; time |
| 2 | Sanskrit | दिन | day; cut, divided, mowed |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dinám | day |
| 4 | Indo-Iranian | *dinám | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |