Where does “دینا” come from?
دینا (Urdu) comes from Old Hindi देना, from Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀇, from Sanskrit ददाति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dádaHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dádaHti, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
دینا (Urdu): to give
Ancestry of “دینا”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Hindi | देना | to give; an auxiliary verb |
| 2 | Prakrit | 𑀤𑁂𑀇 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | ददाति | to give, bestow, grant, yield, impart, present,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dádaHti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dádaHti | to give |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
Words derived from “دینا”