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): a god; day

Definitions

  1. a god; day

Ancestry of “dia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdíaday; god
2Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “dia”

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