dievs
Latvian
noun
Definitions
- (theology) god supernatural being that created the world
- (mythology) god powerful supernatural being that demands worship
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *deiwas 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
- iltataivas Finnish
- itätaivas Finnish
- sinitaivas Finnish
- taivaallinen Finnish
- taivaanekvaattori Finnish
- taivaanmekaniikka Finnish
- taivaannapa Finnish
- taivaanpallo Finnish
- taivaanranta Finnish
- taivaansininen Finnish
- taivaantähystäjä Finnish
- taivaanvuohi Finnish
- taivaaseenastuminen Finnish
- taivas Finnish
- taivashautaus Finnish
- taivasikävä Finnish
- taivaskanava Finnish
- taivaspallo Finnish
- taivassukellus Finnish
- taivastella Finnish
- tähtitaivas Finnish
- yötaivas Finnish
- Deus Latin
- deus Latin
- dives Latin
- *deywós Proto-Indo-European
- *dyew- Proto-Indo-European
- *Tīwaz Proto-Germanic
- देव Sanskrit
- dieve Latvian
- dieviete Latvian
- dievināt Latvian
- dievināšana Latvian
- dievišķs Latvian
- dievišķīgs Latvian
- dievība Latvian
- nedievināšana Latvian
- taevas Estonian
- *taivas Proto-Finnic
- *dēwos Proto-Celtic
- *daywás Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *deiwos Proto-Italic
- *deiwā Proto-Italic
- dievas Lithuanian
- pusdievis Lithuanian
- taivaz Veps
- *deiwas Proto-Balto-Slavic
- tōvaz Livonian
- taivas Võro
- taivaz Votic
- taivas Karelian
- taivaz Ludian
- Dēiwas Old Prussian
- dēiws Old Prussian
- 𒋾𒉿𒊍 Luwian
- 𐌃𐌄𐌉𐌅𐌏𐌔 Venetic