Where does “Devi” come from?

Devi comes from Sanskrit देवी, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáywiH, from Proto-Indo-European déywih₂, related to the root dyew- meaning to shine.

Devi (English): Shakti, the female aspect of the divine, as conceptualized by the Shakta tradition of Hinduism. She is the female counterpart without whom the male aspect, which represents consciousness or discrimination, remains impotent and void

Definitions

  1. Shakti, the female aspect of the divine, as conceptualized by the Shakta tradition of Hinduism. She is the female counterpart without whom the male aspect, which represents consciousness or discrimination, remains impotent and void

Ancestry of “Devi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदेवीfemale deity, goddess
2Proto-Indo-IraniandáywiH—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandéywih₂goddess
4Proto-Indo-European-ih₂Feminizes athematic nominal stems
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déywih₂ →