Where does “ទេវ” come from?

ទេវ (Old Khmer) comes from Pali deva, from Sanskrit देव, from Proto-Indo-Iranian daywás, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

ទេវ (Old Khmer): Divine being: god, divinity, deity

Definitions

  1. Divine being: god, divinity, deity

Ancestry of “ទេវ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palidevagod; angel
2Sanskritदेवheavenly, divine, also said of terrestrial things...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandaywásgod
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “ទេវ”

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