Where does “דיוא” come from?

דיוא (Aramaic) comes 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.

Ancestry of “דיוא”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian𐎭𐎡𐎺foreign god, false god
2Proto-Iraniandaywáhdemon; malevolent being
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandaywásgod
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “דיוא”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian daywás →
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