Where does “див” come from?

див (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish دیو, from Classical Persian دیوْ.

див (Serbo-Croatian): giant

Definitions

  1. giant

Ancestry of “див”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishدیوdemon; jinn, genie; giant
2Classical Persianدیوْ—
Every word from Classical Persian دیوْ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish دیو →