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Where does “Dyus” come from?

Dyus (Quechua) comes from Spanish Dios, from Old Spanish dios, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Dyus (Quechua): God

Definitions

  1. God

Ancestry of “Dyus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishDios—
2Old Spanishdiosgod, deity
3LatinDeusGod
4Latindẹ̄vos—
5Old Latindeivosgod, deity
6Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →