Where does “див” come from?

див (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic divъ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyh₂- — mind, thought.

див (Bulgarian): wild, untamed; animalistic; savage, barbaric,...

Definitions

  1. wild, untamed; animalistic; savage, barbaric,...

Ancestry of “див”, step by step

див traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic divъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdivъwonder, miracle; wild, untamed
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyh₂-mind, thought

via Ottoman Turkish دیو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishدیوdemon; jinn, genie; giant
2Classical Persianدیوْ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic divъ →