Where does “𑀤𑀻𑀯” come from?
𑀤𑀻𑀯 (Sauraseni Prakrit) comes from Sanskrit दीप, from Proto-Indo-European dyew(p), from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.
Ancestry of “𑀤𑀻𑀯”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | दीप | light; lamp, light source; light source |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew(p) | to purify with light |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |