Where does “द्यूत” come from?

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

द्यूत (Sanskrit): gambling, game of dice; play, gaming; contest;...

Definitions

  1. gambling, game of dice; play, gaming; contest;...

Ancestry of “द्यूत”, step by step

द्यूत traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit दिव्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदिव्to play, gamble, entertain
2Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Proto-Indo-Iranian dyuH-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IraniandyuH-to endeavour

Words derived from “द्यूत”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Sanskrit दिव् →