Where does “din” come from?

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

din (Maltese): religion; feminine singular of dan

Definitions

  1. religion; feminine singular of dan

Ancestry of “din”, step by step

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