Where does “din” come from?

din (Indonesian) comes from Malay din, from Arabic دِين, from Pahlavi dēn, from Old Persian *dainah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰayHanā-.

din (Indonesian): religion

Definitions

  1. religion

Ancestry of “din”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaydinreligion
2Arabicدِينjudgement; religion; faith
3Pahlavidēn—
4Old Persian*dainah—
5Proto-Indo-IraniandʰayHanā-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰayHanā- →Every word from Old Persian *dainah →Every word from Pahlavi dēn →