Where does “निस-दिन” come from?

निस-दिन (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.

निस-दिन (Hindi): day and night

Definitions

  1. day and night

Ancestry of “निस-दिन”, step by step

निस-दिन 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 निस

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