Where does “daywáh” come from?

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

daywáh (Proto-Iranian): demon; malevolent being

Definitions

  1. demon; malevolent being

Ancestry of “daywáh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniandaywásgod
2Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
3Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “daywáh”

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