English
diwata
Diwata comes from Cebuano diwata ‘a diwata’, from Malay dewata ‘devata’, and ultimately from 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’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*daywás‘god’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)same formreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEदेवdeva‘deity’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEदेवताdevatā‘god, deity’
- Malaymoderndewata‘devata’
- Cebuanomoderndiwata‘a diwata’
- Englishtodaysame form
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’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*daywás‘god’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)same formreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEदेवdeva‘deity’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEदेवताdevatā‘god, deity’
- Malaymoderndewata‘devata’
- Cebuanomoderndiwata‘a diwata’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dyew- ‘to be bright, to shine’
journal, die, journey, diary, dev, dial, meridian, sojourn, jovial, diurnal, deism, deist, diviner, 28 more
through Proto-Indo-European *deywós ‘god’
divine, deity, divinity, diva, joss, deuce, divination, deification, 15 more
through Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás ‘god’
through Sanskrit देव ‘deity’
Today it means
noun In Filipino folklore, a fairy, spirit, usually a lesser god or goddess, believed to guard natural features such as forests.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dyew- / diwata