Where does “ദേവി” come from?

ദേവി (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit देवी, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáywiH, from Proto-Indo-European déywih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

ദേവി (Malayalam): goddess

Definitions

  1. goddess

Ancestry of “ദേവി”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदेवीfemale deity, goddess
2Proto-Indo-IraniandáywiH—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandéywih₂goddess
4Proto-Indo-European-ih₂Feminizes athematic nominal stems
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déywih₂ →