Etymology

devata

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Today it means: A kind of good spirit, similar to a guardian angel or a lesser deity. Full definition →

Sanskrit देवता
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromदेवता
  2. English todaydevata

Borrowed from Sanskrit देवता (devatā). Doublet of diwata and divata.

Words from the same roots

Sanskritदेवता all →

divatadiwata

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