Where does “див” come from?
див (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish دیو, from Classical Persian دیوْ.
див (Serbo-Croatian): giant
Ancestry of “див”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | دیو | demon; jinn, genie; giant |
| 2 | Classical Persian | دیوْ | — |