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Where does “dyā́wš” come from?

dyā́wš (Proto-Indo-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

dyā́wš (Proto-Indo-Iranian): sky, heaven

Definitions

  1. sky, heaven

Ancestry of “dyā́wš”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
2Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “dyā́wš”

  • द्यु
  • dyā́wṣ
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