Where does “*djous” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*djous”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*djous”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyéws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws →