Where does “dyā́wṣ” come from?
dyā́wṣ (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian dyā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.
Ancestry of “dyā́wṣ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dyā́wš | sky, heaven |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
Words derived from “dyā́wṣ”