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Where does “dyew(p)” come from?

dyew(p) (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

dyew(p) (Proto-Indo-European): to purify with light

Definitions

  1. to purify with light

Ancestry of “dyew(p)”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dyew(p)”

  • Diwali
  • diya
  • Díbheálaí
  • దీపావళి
  • दिवाली
  • दीप
  • दीया
  • दिया
  • दीपावलि
  • दीप
  • દીપ
  • دیپ
  • ದೀಪಾವಳಿ
  • 𑀤𑀻𑀯
  • दिवो
  • ದೀಪಾವಳಿ
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