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Where does “dáywiH” come from?

dáywiH (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáywiH, from Proto-Indo-European déywih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Ancestry of “dáywiH”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IraniandáywiH—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandéywih₂goddess
3Proto-Indo-European-ih₂Feminizes athematic nominal stems
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “dáywiH”

  • Devi
  • देवी
  • เทวี
  • เทพี
  • देवी
  • dewi
  • ديوي
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