Where does “div” come from?

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

div (Serbo-Croatian): giant

Definitions

  1. giant

Ancestry of “div”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishدیوdemon; jinn, genie; giant
2Classical Persianدیوْ—

Words derived from “div”

Every word from Classical Persian دیوْ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish دیو →