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

Definitions

  1. daeva

Ancestry of “ديو”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicדיוא—
2Old Persian𐎭𐎡𐎺foreign god, false god
3Proto-Iraniandaywáhdemon; malevolent being
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandaywásgod
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian daywás →