Where does “Deva” come from?

Deva (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic deiwā, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Ancestry of “Deva”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Deva”

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