Where does “دین” come from?

دین (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic دِين, from Pahlavi dēn, from Old Persian *dainah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰayHanā-.

دین (Ottoman Turkish): religion; debt

Definitions

  1. religion; debt

Ancestry of “دین”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicدِينjudgement; religion; faith
2Pahlavidēn—
3Old Persian*dainah—
4Proto-Indo-IraniandʰayHanā-—

Words derived from “دین”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰayHanā- →Every word from Old Persian *dainah →Every word from Pahlavi dēn →