Where does “dinsizlik” come from?
dinsizlik (Turkish) comes from Turkish dinsiz, from Ottoman Turkish دینسز, from Ottoman Turkish دین, from Arabic دِين, from Pahlavi dēn, from Old Persian *dainah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰayHanā-.
dinsizlik (Turkish): godlessness; irreligion
Ancestry of “dinsizlik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | dinsiz | atheistic; godless; irreligious |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | دینسز | — |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | دین | religion; debt |
| 4 | Arabic | دِين | judgement; religion; faith |
| 5 | Pahlavi | dēn | — |
| 6 | Old Persian | *dainah | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰayHanā- | — |