Where does “deyn” come from?

deyn (Kurdish) comes from Persian دین, from Middle Persian dyn', from Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬁, from Proto-Iranian *dáyHanaH — perspective, view, belief.

deyn (Kurdish): debt

Definitions

  1. debt

Ancestry of “deyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدینreligion; loan; debt
2Middle Persiandyn'—
3Avestan𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬁religion
4Proto-Iranian*dáyHanaHperspective, view, belief
Every word from Proto-Iranian *dáyHanaH →Every word from Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬁 →Every word from Middle Persian dyn' →