Re: More about Lithuanian names

--- In cybalist@egroups.com, "Piotr Gasiorowski" <gpiotr@...> wrote:

> Skt. daiva- < *de:iwo- is indeed a vr.ddhied derivative of deva- < *deiwo-. It was primarily an adjective ('divine, coming from gods > fatal').
>

Thank you so much for this clarification. Afterall, a fate (=wife) from God is better than fate from any other source :)

Sergei