Where does “suma-Diyos” come from?

suma-Diyos (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.

suma-Diyos (Tagalog): to be with God; to belong with God; to be by God

Definitions

  1. to be with God; to belong with God; to be by God

Ancestry of “suma-Diyos”, 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-