Where does “діва” come from?

діва (Ukrainian) comes from Italian diva, from Latin dīva, from Old Latin deiva, from Proto-Italic deiwā, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

діва (Ukrainian): maiden, maid, virgin

Definitions

  1. maiden, maid, virgin

Ancestry of “діва”, step by step

діва traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian diva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItaliandivaA star; A goddess
2Latindīvagoddess, deity
3Old Latindeivagoddess, deity
4Proto-Italicdeiwāgoddess
5Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Proto-Slavic děva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicděvamaiden, girl
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Italic deiwos →