Where does “dís” come from?

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

dís (Irish): two; pair, couple

Definitions

  1. two; pair, couple

Ancestry of “dís”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishdiasear, cob
2Irishdiaa god; day
3Old Irishdíaday; god
4Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “dís”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Italic deiwos →