Where does “daiva-” come from?

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

Ancestry of “daiva-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “daiva-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →