Where does “Dēiwas” come from?

Dēiwas (Old Prussian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic deiwas, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Dēiwas (Old Prussian): God the Christian God

Definitions

  1. God the Christian God

Ancestry of “Dēiwas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicdeiwasgod
2Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
3Proto-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-Balto-Slavic deiwas →