Where does “zău” come from?

zău (Romanian) comes 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.

zău (Romanian): really

Definitions

  1. really

Ancestry of “zău”, step by step

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