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Where does “dindar” come from?

dindar (Turkish) comes from Persian دیندار, from Persian دین, from Middle Persian dyn', from Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬁, from Proto-Iranian *dáyHanaH.

dindar (Turkish): religious; pious

Definitions

  1. religious; pious

Ancestry of “dindar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدیندار—
2Persianدینreligion; loan; debt
3Middle Persiandyn'—
4Avestan𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬁religion
5Proto-Iranian*dáyHanaH—

Words derived from “dindar”

  • dindarlık
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