Where does “dinlilik” come from?
dinlilik (Turkish) comes from Turkish dinli, from Turkish din, from Ottoman Turkish دین, from Arabic دِين, from Pahlavi dēn, from Old Persian *dainah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰayHanā-.
dinlilik (Turkish): The state of belonging to a religion
Definitions
- The state of belonging to a religion
Ancestry of “dinlilik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | dinli | belonging to a religion |
| 2 | Turkish | din | System of beliefs dealing with soul, deity or... |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | دین | religion; debt |
| 4 | Arabic | دِين | judgement; religion; faith |
| 5 | Pahlavi | dēn | — |
| 6 | Old Persian | *dainah | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰayHanā- | — |