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Where does “Dago-deiwos” come from?

Dago-deiwos (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Ancestry of “Dago-deiwos”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Dago-deiwos”

  • Dagdae
  • Dagda
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