Where does “din” come from?

din (Naga Pidgin) comes from Assamese দিন, from Magadhi Prakrit ???, from Sanskrit दिन, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dinám, from Indo-Iranian *dinám, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

din (Naga Pidgin): day

Definitions

  1. day

Ancestry of “din”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseদিনday
2Magadhi Prakrit???—
3Sanskritदिनday; cut, divided, mowed
4Proto-Indo-Aryandinámday
5Indo-Iranian*dinám—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Indo-Iranian *dinám →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dinám →