Where does “ديو” come from?
ديو (Arabic) comes from Aramaic דיוא, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎡𐎺, from Proto-Iranian daywáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian daywás, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.
ديو (Arabic): daeva
Ancestry of “ديو”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Aramaic | דיוא | — |
| 2 | Old Persian | 𐎭𐎡𐎺 | foreign god, false god |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | daywáh | demon; malevolent being |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | daywás | god |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |