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

  1. a small lamp; lampstand; candlestick

Ancestry of “દીવી”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदीपिकाlight, lamp, lantern; moonlight; "illustrator" or...
2Sanskrit-इकाone who does; -er
3Sanskrit-इकadjectival suffix; doer
4Lithuanian-ikas
5Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱosEvery word from Sanskrit -इकEvery word from Sanskrit -इका