Where does “ទេវ” come from?

ទេវ (Khmer) comes from Old Khmer ទេវ, from Pali deva, from Sanskrit देव, from Proto-Indo-Iranian daywás, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

ទេវ (Khmer): deity, deva, god

Definitions

  1. deity, deva, god

Ancestry of “ទេវ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old KhmerទេវDivine being: god, divinity, deity
2Palidevagod; angel
3Sanskritदेवheavenly, divine, also said of terrestrial things...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandaywásgod
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “ទេវ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian daywás →