𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀
Avestan
noun
Definitions
- demon
- daeva
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Iranian *daywáh (demon) inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás (supernatural being, god) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (god, the celestial one, deity, shine, god that which belongs to heaven).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*deywós
Gloss
god, the celestial one, deity, shine, god that which belongs to heaven
Concept
Semantic Field
Religion and belief
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
神
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Dis English
- deiparous English
- deva English
- Deus Latin
- Diana Latin
- deificatio Latin
- deifico Latin
- deificus Latin
- deificāre Latin
- deiformis Latin
- deus Latin
- dives Latin
- edepol Latin
- -ismus German
- Deismus German
- dio Italian
- deva Dutch, Flemish
- déisme French
- dios Spanish, Castilian
- Θεοτόκος Ancient Greek
- παν- Ancient Greek
- *deywós Proto-Indo-European
- *dyew- Proto-Indo-European
- deus Portuguese
- *Tīwaz Proto-Germanic
- देव Sanskrit
- देवता Sanskrit
- देवनागरी Sanskrit
- देवभाषा Sanskrit
- देवयज्ञ Sanskrit
- देवयान Sanskrit
- ديو Arabic
- دِيُو Arabic
- deu Old French
- dous Old French
- दे Hindi
- देव Hindi
- zeu Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- zo te cuște Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- zău Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- دیو Persian
- เทพารักษ์ Thai
- dev Turkish
- దేవుడు Telugu
- diwa Tagalog
- dewa Malay
- deité Middle French
- دیو Ottoman Turkish
- deus Old Portuguese
- *dēwos Proto-Celtic
- देवपुत्र Chinese
- 提婆 Chinese
- deva Pali
- देव Pali
- *daywás Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *deiwos Proto-Italic
- *deiwā Proto-Italic
- dieu Romansh
- dios Asturian
- ទេពារក្ស Central Khmer
- diu Friulian
- *daywás Proto-Indo-Aryan
- deu Old Occitan
- دیو Urdu
- dios Old Spanish
- deu Sicilian
- diu Sicilian
- தேவன் Tamil
- *deiwas Proto-Balto-Slavic
- Dyo Ladino
- דיו Ladino
- *daywáh Proto-Iranian
- ܕܝܘܐ Classical Syriac
- 𐎭𐎡𐎺 Old Persian
- dei Bourguignon
- devel Romani
- debbha Old Khmer
- deo Istriot
- deva Old Khmer
- diu Corsican
- deivos Old Latin
- diu Picard
- देव Rajasthani
- ଦେବ Oriya
- देव Awadhi
- 𒋾𒉿𒊍 Luwian
- 𐌃𐌄𐌉𐌅𐌏𐌔 Venetic