Where does “Diyos” come from?

Diyos (Tagalog) comes from Spanish Dios, from Old Spanish dios, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Diyos (Tagalog): God

Definitions

  1. God

Ancestry of “Diyos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishDiosGod
2Old Spanishdiosgod, deity
3LatinDeusGod
4Latindẹ̄vos
5Old Latindeivosgod, deity
6Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-