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Where does “deiwas” come from?

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

Ancestry of “deiwas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
2Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “deiwas”

  • taivaallinen
  • taivastelija
  • tähtitaivas
  • taivas
  • yötaivas
  • taivastella
  • taivaspallo
  • taivaankappale
  • taivaanvuohi
  • taivaanranta
  • taivaanmekaniikka
  • taivaansininen
  • taivaanekvaattori
  • nedievināšana
  • dievība
  • dievs
  • dievināt
  • dievišķs
  • dieve
  • dieviete
  • dievināšana
  • dievas
  • pusdievis
  • taevas
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