Where does “hyn'” come from?
hyn' (Middle Persian) comes from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎴𐎠, from Proto-Iranian háynaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sáynaH — army, troop; horde, band.
hyn' (Middle Persian): army, hostile army; demon
Definitions
- army, hostile army; demon
Ancestry of “hyn'”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Persian | 𐏃𐎡𐎴𐎠 | enemy army, hostile army |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | háynaH | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sáynaH | army, troop; horde, band |