Where does “dievas” come from?

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

dievas (Lithuanian): a god

Definitions

  1. a god

Ancestry of “dievas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicdeiwasgod
2Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
3Proto-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 →