Where does “deiwā” come from?

deiwā (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

deiwā (Proto-Italic): goddess

Definitions

  1. goddess

Ancestry of “deiwā”, step by step

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

Words derived from “deiwā

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywósEvery word from Proto-Italic deiwos