dievas
Pronunciation: [²ˈdʲiɛʋɐs]
“dievas” is a Lithuanian word. Its meaning in English:
noun
- a god
Etymology
From Pre-Lithuanian *dēvas, from Proto-Baltic *deiṷas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *deiwás (compare Latvian dievs, Old Prussian Deiwas), from Proto-Indo-European *deywós. Cognate to English Tiw, Latin deus, Irish dia, Breton doue, Welsh duw, Persian دیو, Parthian 𐫅𐫏𐫇 (dyw) Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 (daēuua), Sogdian 𐼹𐼷𐼴 (δyw), Sanskrit देव (devá), Finnish taivas and Aramaic דיוא.
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