Where does “ދުވަސް” come from?

ދުވަސް (Dhivehi) comes from Sanskrit दिवस, from Sanskrit दिव्, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

ދުވަސް (Dhivehi): day

Definitions

  1. day

Ancestry of “ދުވަސް”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदिवसday
2Sanskritदिव्to play, gamble, entertain
3Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “ދުވަސް”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Sanskrit दिव् →Every word from Sanskrit दिवस →