Talk:دین

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Latest comment: 6 years ago by Guldrelokk in topic Persian etymology
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Persian etymology

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Is the Persian term really inherited or simply borrowed back from Arabic? I assume that in the first case the Tajik form would be *ден, wouldn’t it? Guldrelokk (talk) 09:08, 3 April 2018 (UTC)Reply

No, that's a regular sound change. There are many examples, such as Middle Persian kyn' (kēn) > Persian کین (kīn) (Mackenzie). --Z 10:31, 4 April 2018 (UTC)Reply
Good then, thank you. Guldrelokk (talk) 15:51, 5 April 2018 (UTC)Reply