Where does “jiu” come from?

jiu (Manx) comes from Old Irish día, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

jiu (Manx): second-person plural/form of jeh; today; nowadays

Definitions

  1. second-person plural/form of jeh; today; nowadays

Ancestry of “jiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdíaday; god
2Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
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-Italic deiwos →