Where does “dini hari” come from?

dini hari (Indonesian) comes 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 hari (Indonesian): Dawn; morning twilight period immediately before sunrise (3 a.m.–5 a.m.)

Definitions

  1. Dawn; morning twilight period immediately before sunrise (3 a.m.–5 a.m.)

Ancestry of “dini hari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiandina hari—
2Javaneseꦢꦶꦤday
3Old Javanesedinaday
4Sanskritदिनday; cut, divided, mowed
5Proto-Indo-Aryandinámday
6Indo-Iranian*dinám—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “dini hari”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Indo-Iranian *dinám →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dinám →