Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/déywih₂

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms 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-European

Etymology

Schwebeablaut or vṛddhi derivative of zero-grade *dyew- (“sky, heaven”) +‎ *-ih₂ (athematic feminine suffix).

Noun

*déywih₂ f

1. goddess

Inflection

Athematic, proterokinetic
	singular
nominative	*déywih₂
genitive	*diwyéh₂s
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*déywih₂	*déywih₂h₁(e)	*déywih₂es
vocative	*déywih₂	*déywih₂h₁(e)	*déywih₂es
accusative	*déywih₂m̥	*déywih₂h₁(e)	*déywih₂m̥s
genitive	*diwyéh₂s	*?	*diwyéh₂oHom
ablative	*diwyéh₂s	*?	*diwyéh₂mos
dative	*diwyéh₂ey	*?	*diwyéh₂mos
locative	*diwyéh₂, *diwyéh₂i	*?	*diwyéh₂su
instrumental	*diwyéh₂h₁	*?	*diwyéh₂mis

Descendants

• Balto-Slavic:
  • Latvian: dieve
  • Lithuanian: deivė
• Proto-Indo-Iranian: *dáywiH
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dáywiH
    • Sanskrit: देवी (devī́)
  • Proto-Iranian: *dáywiH
    • Avestan: 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬍 (daēuuī, “female Daeva”)