Etymology

divata

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Today it means: A kind of nature spirit in the folk religion of the Philippines. Full definition →

Cebuano diwata ← Malay dewata ← Sanskrit देवता
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The story

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromदेवता“god, deity”
  2. Malay · derived fromdewata
  3. Cebuano · borrowed fromdiwata
  4. English todaydivata

Borrowed from Cebuano diwata, from Proto-Visayan *diwata, from Malay dewata, from Sanskrit देवता (devatā, “god, deity”). Doublet of devata. The spelling "divata" was influenced by Spanish orthography.

Words from the same roots

Cebuanodiwata all →

diwata

Malaydewata all →

diwata

Sanskritदेवता all →

devatadiwata

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