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Where does “द्यु” come from?

द्यु (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian dyā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

द्यु (Sanskrit): heaven, the sky; day; brightness, sheen, glow

Definitions

  1. heaven, the sky; day; brightness, sheen, glow

Ancestry of “द्यु”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniandyā́wšsky, heaven
2Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
3Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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