Where does “Deva” come from?

Deva (Galician) comes from Latin Deva, from Proto-Italic deiwā, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Deva (Galician): flowing some 20 km to the river Minho at Arbo

Definitions

  1. flowing some 20 km to the river Minho at Arbo

Ancestry of “Deva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinDeva—
2Proto-Italicdeiwāgoddess
3Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
5Proto-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-Italic deiwos →