Where does “દીવી” come from?
દીવી (Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit दीपिका, from Sanskrit -इका, from Sanskrit -इक, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.
દીવી (Gujarati): a small lamp; lampstand; candlestick
Definitions
- a small lamp; lampstand; candlestick
Ancestry of “દીવી”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | दीपिका | light, lamp, lantern; moonlight; "illustrator" or... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | -इका | one who does; -er |
| 3 | Sanskrit | -इक | adjectival suffix; doer |
| 4 | Lithuanian | -ikas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iḱos | -y, -ic |