Where does “dyn'” come from?

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

Ancestry of “dyn'”, step by step

dyn' traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬁

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Avestan𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬁religion
2Proto-Iranian*dáyHanaHperspective, view, belief

via Old Persian *dainah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian*dainah
2Proto-Indo-IraniandʰayHanā-

Words derived from “dyn'

Every word from Proto-Iranian *dáyHanaHEvery word from Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬁