Where does “aʼrewata” come from?

aʼrewata (Makasar) comes from Makasar rewata, from Sanskrit देवता, from Sanskrit देव, from Proto-Indo-Iranian daywás, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

aʼrewata (Makasar): to make offerings or sacrifices to the guardian spirits (rewata)

Definitions

  1. to make offerings or sacrifices to the guardian spirits (rewata)

Ancestry of “aʼrewata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarrewatadeity; god
2Sanskritदेवताgodhead, divinity; image of a deity, idol; an...
3Sanskritदेवheavenly, divine, also said of terrestrial things...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandaywásgod
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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