Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/dyā́wš

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws.

Noun

*dyā́wš m or f

sky, heaven

Related terms

*dyā́wš-pHtā́ (“Father Sky”)
- Indo-Aryan: *dyā́wṣ-pHtā́
  - Vedic Sanskrit: द्यौष्पितृ (dyáuṣ-pitṛ́)

Descendants

Indo-Aryan: *dyā́wṣ
- Sanskrit: द्यु (dyú) (द्यौः (dyáuḥ, nom.sg.))
Iranian: *dyā́wš
- Avestan: 𐬛𐬫𐬀𐬊𐬱‎ (dyaoš, gen.sg.)
- Kurdish:
  Northern Kurdish: zav (zāv, “Mercury planet”)
  
  Central Kurdish: زاوە‎ (zāwa, “Mercury planet”)
- Persian: زاوش‎ (zāvoš, “Jupiter planet or Mercury planet”)

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