Where does “ŠDYA” come from?

ŠDYA (Middle Persian) comes from Old Persian 𐎭𐎡𐎺, from Proto-Iranian daywáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian daywás, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

ŠDYA (Middle Persian): evil spirit

Definitions

  1. evil spirit

Ancestry of “ŠDYA”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian𐎭𐎡𐎺foreign god, false god
2Proto-Iraniandaywáhdemon; malevolent being
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandaywásgod
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
5Proto-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-Indo-Iranian daywás →