The story
- Sanskrit · derived fromदीपावलि
- Hindi · borrowed fromदिवाली
- English todayDiwali
Borrowed from Hindi दिवाली (divālī), from Sanskrit दीपावलि (dīpāvali, literally “row of lights”), from दीप (dīpa, “light”) + आवलि (āvali, “series, line, row”). Doublet of Deepavali.
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.