Where does “देव” come from?

देव (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian daywás, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

देव (Sanskrit): heavenly, divine, also said of terrestrial things...

Definitions

  1. heavenly, divine, also said of terrestrial things...

Ancestry of “देव”, step by step

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

Words derived from “देव”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian daywás →