Where does “dieviete” come from?

dieviete (Latvian) comes from Latvian dievs, from Proto-Balto-Slavic deiwas, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

dieviete (Latvian): goddess

Definitions

  1. goddess

Ancestry of “dieviete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviandievsgod
2Proto-Balto-Slavicdeiwasgod
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic deiwas →