Where does “diyos-diyosan” come from?

diyos-diyosan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog diyos, 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 — to be bright; sky, heaven.

diyos-diyosan (Tagalog): a false god; an idol; an imitator of a god; a...

Definitions

  1. a false god; an idol; an imitator of a god; a...

Ancestry of “diyos-diyosan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogdiyosgod
2SpanishDiosGod
3Old Spanishdiosgod, deity
4LatinDeusGod
5Latindẹ̄vos
6Old Latindeivosgod, deity
7Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-