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Where does “दीन” come from?

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

दीन (Hindi): faith, religion; poor, needy; distressed,...

Definitions

  1. faith, religion; poor, needy; distressed,...

Ancestry of “दीन”, step by step

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