Where does “rewatài” come from?

rewatài (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.

rewatài (Makasar): to make offerings to the guardian spirits (rewata) at or near a specific place

Definitions

  1. to make offerings to the guardian spirits (rewata) at or near a specific place

Ancestry of “rewatài”, 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

Words derived from “rewatài”

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