Where does “دیو” come from?

دیو (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit देव, from Proto-Indo-Iranian daywás, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

دیو (Urdu): demon; jinn; deva

Definitions

  1. demon; jinn; deva

Ancestry of “دیو”, step by step

دیو traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit देव

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदेवheavenly, divine, also said of terrestrial things...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniandaywásgod
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Classical Persian دیوْ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianدیوْ—

Words derived from “دیو”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian daywás →