Where does “diwata” come from?

diwata (Cebuano) comes from Malay dewata, from Sanskrit देवता, from Sanskrit देव, from Proto-Indo-Iranian daywás, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

diwata (Cebuano): a diwata

Definitions

  1. a diwata

Ancestry of “diwata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaydewatadevata a god in Hinduism
2Sanskritदेवताgodhead, divinity; image of a deity, idol; an...
3Sanskritदेवheavenly, divine, also said of terrestrial things...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandaywásgod
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “diwata”

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