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Where does “दिव्” come from?

दिव् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

दिव् (Sanskrit): to play, gamble, entertain

Definitions

  1. to play, gamble, entertain

Ancestry of “दिव्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “दिव्”

  • దివసము
  • दिवस
  • दिवस
  • divasa
  • દિવસ
  • दिवस
  • ദിവസം
  • दीस
  • ދުވަސް
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