𐎭𐎡𐎺

Old Persian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deywós. Cognates include Sanskrit देव (deva), Latin deus, Proto-Germanic *Tīwaz (whence the first element in English Tuesday), Proto-Celtic *dēwos.

Noun

𐎭𐎡𐎺 (daiva) m

  1. foreign god, false god
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