дивъ

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *divъ, probably from Proto-Balto-Slavic *deiwas, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god”), with the alternate sense of "demon" probably taken from an Iranian language (compare Persian دیو‎ (div)), ultimately of the same source. Compare диво (divo).

Noun

дивъ • (divŭ) m

  1. astonishment
  2. wonder
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