Where does “Xiva” come from?

Xiva (Portuguese) comes from Sanskrit शिव, from Sanskrit शी, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

Xiva (Portuguese): Shiva god of destruction and transformation

Definitions

  1. Shiva god of destruction and transformation

Ancestry of “Xiva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशिवauspicious, favourable; happy, fortunate; m...
2Sanskritशीto lie down
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Sanskrit शी →Every word from Sanskrit शिव →