Where does “ದೀಪಾವಳಿ” come from?
ದೀಪಾವಳಿ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit दीपावलि, from Sanskrit दीप, from Proto-Indo-European dyew(p), from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.
Ancestry of “ದೀಪಾವಳಿ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | दीपावलि | a row of lights, nocturnal illumination |
| 2 | Sanskrit | दीप | light; lamp, light source; light source |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew(p) | to purify with light |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |