Where does “div” come from?

div (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian دیو, from Middle Persian 𐫅𐫏𐫇, 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.

div (Azerbaijani): daeva, div, man-eating cyclops

Definitions

  1. daeva, div, man-eating cyclops

Ancestry of “div”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدیوdemon; daeva
2Middle Persian𐫅𐫏𐫇evil sprit, demon
3Old Persian𐎭𐎡𐎺foreign god, false god
4Proto-Iraniandaywáhdemon; malevolent being
5Proto-Indo-Iraniandaywásgod
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
7Proto-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 →
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