Where does “diwata” come from?
diwata (Tagalog) comes from Cebuano diwata, from Malay dewata, from Sanskrit देवता, from Sanskrit देव, from Proto-Indo-Iranian daywás, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.
diwata (Tagalog): a fairy; the universal supreme being
Definitions
- a fairy; the universal supreme being
Ancestry of “diwata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | diwata | a diwata |
| 2 | Malay | dewata | devata a god in Hinduism |
| 3 | Sanskrit | देवता | godhead, divinity; image of a deity, idol; an... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | देव | heavenly, divine, also said of terrestrial things... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | daywás | god |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |