Where does “ꦢꦶꦤ” come from?
ꦢꦶꦤ (Javanese) comes 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.
ꦢꦶꦤ (Javanese): day
Definitions
- day
Ancestry of “ꦢꦶꦤ”, step by step
ꦢꦶꦤ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Javanese dina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Javanese | dina | day |
| 2 | Sanskrit | दिन | day; cut, divided, mowed |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dinám | day |
| 4 | Indo-Iranian | *dinám | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
via Kawi dina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kawi | dina | — |