Where does “दिन-दहाड़े” come from?

दिन-दहाड़े (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.

दिन-दहाड़े (Hindi): in broad daylight, openly

Definitions

  1. in broad daylight, openly

Ancestry of “दिन-दहाड़े”, step by step

दिन-दहाड़े traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi दिन

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

via Hindi दिहाड़े

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiदिहाड़े—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Indo-Iranian *dinám →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dinám →