Where does “dini” come from?
dini (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian dini hari, from Indonesian dina hari, from Javanese ꦢꦶꦤ, from Old Javanese dina, from Sanskrit दिन, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dinám, from Indo-Iranian *dinám, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.
dini (Indonesian): early
Definitions
- early
Ancestry of “dini”, step by step
dini traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian dini hari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | dini hari | Dawn; morning twilight period immediately before sunrise (3 a.m.–5 a.m.) |
| 2 | Indonesian | dina hari | — |
| 3 | Javanese | ꦢꦶꦤ | day |
| 4 | Old Javanese | dina | day |
| 5 | Sanskrit | दिन | day; cut, divided, mowed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dinám | day |
| 7 | Indo-Iranian | *dinám | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |