Where does “دێو” come from?

دێو (Central Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian daywáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian daywás, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

دێو (Central Kurdish): demon, ogre

Definitions

  1. demon, ogre

Ancestry of “دێو”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iraniandaywáhdemon; malevolent being
2Proto-Indo-Iraniandaywásgod
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
4Proto-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 →