𐫅𐫏𐫇

Middle Persian

Alternative forms

  • (Arameogram) [Book Pahlavi needed] (ŠDYA)

Etymology

  • Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *dyew-
    Proto-Indo-European *-ós
    Proto-Indo-European *deywós
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás
    Proto-Iranian *daywáh
    Old Persian 𐎭𐎡𐎺 (d-i-v /⁠daivaʰ⁠⁠/)
    Middle Persian 𐫅𐫏𐫇 (dyw)

    Inherited from Old Persian 𐎭𐎡𐎺 (d-i-v /⁠daivaʰ⁠⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *daywáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós, from *dyew- + *-ós.

    Noun

    𐫅𐫏𐫇 • (dyw /dēw⁠/)

    1. evil sprit, demon

    Derived terms

    • [Book Pahlavi needed] (dywwk' /⁠⁠dēwōg⁠/, “leech”)
    • [Book Pahlavi needed] (ŠDYAyh /⁠dēwīh⁠/, “pertaining to demons”)

    Descendants

    • Classical Persian: دیوْ (dēw, “demon”) (see there for further descendants)
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