Where does “dini rasmi” come from?

dini rasmi (Swahili) comes from Swahili dini, from Arabic دِين, from Pahlavi dēn, from Old Persian *dainah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰayHanā-.

dini rasmi (Swahili): state religion

Definitions

  1. state religion

Ancestry of “dini rasmi”, step by step

dini rasmi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swahili dini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilidinireligion
2Arabicدِينjudgement; religion; faith
3Pahlavidēn—
4Old Persian*dainah—
5Proto-Indo-IraniandʰayHanā-—

via Swahili rasmi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilirasmiofficial; formal
2Arabicرَسْمِيّ—
3Persianرسمیofficial; formal; customary
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰayHanā- →Every word from Old Persian *dainah →Every word from Pahlavi dēn →