Where does “ᱫᱤᱱ” come from?
ᱫᱤᱱ (Santali) comes from Urdu دین, from Classical Persian دین, from Arabic دين, from Middle Persian dyn', from Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬁, from Proto-Iranian *dáyHanaH.
ᱫᱤᱱ (Santali): day; religion
Ancestry of “ᱫᱤᱱ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Urdu | دین | poor; needy; indigent |
| 2 | Classical Persian | دین | — |
| 3 | Arabic | دين | verbal noun of دَانَ; religion, creed, credo,... |
| 4 | Middle Persian | dyn' | — |
| 5 | Avestan | 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬁 | religion |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | *dáyHanaH | — |