English
deva
Deva comes from Sanskrit देव ‘deity, god’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *dyew- ‘to be bright, to shine’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dyew-‘to be bright, to shine’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*deywós‘god, the celestial one’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*daywás‘god’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)same formreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEदेवdeva‘deity, god’
- Englishtodaydeva
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dyew-‘to be bright, to shine’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*deywós‘god, the celestial one’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*daywás‘god’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)same formreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEदेवdeva‘deity, god’
- Englishtodaydeva
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dyew- ‘to be bright, to shine’
die, journal, journey, diary, dial, meridian, dev, sojourn, jovial, diurnal, diviner, deism, deist, 29 more
through Proto-Indo-European *deywós ‘god, the celestial one’
divine, divinity, deity, joss, diva, divination, deuce, deification, 16 more
through Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás ‘god’
Today it means
noun A god in Vedic mythology, Hinduism and Buddhism.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dyew- / deva