Where does “देवी” come from?

देवी (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáywiH, from Proto-Indo-European déywih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

देवी (Sanskrit): female deity, goddess

Definitions

  1. female deity, goddess

Ancestry of “देवी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IraniandáywiH—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandéywih₂goddess
3Proto-Indo-European-ih₂Feminizes athematic nominal stems
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “देवी”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déywih₂ →