Where does “دیو” come from?

دیو (Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐫅𐫏𐫇, 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.

دیو (Persian): demon; daeva

Definitions

  1. demon; daeva

Ancestry of “دیو”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐫅𐫏𐫇evil sprit, demon
2Old Persian𐎭𐎡𐎺foreign god, false god
3Proto-Iraniandaywáhdemon; malevolent being
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandaywásgod
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “دیو”

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