Where does “Dia” come from?

Dia (Irish) comes from Old Irish día, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Dia (Irish): God

Definitions

  1. God

Ancestry of “Dia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdíaday; god
2Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
4Proto-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 →
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