in Hinduism. Deva is short for devata and devi for devika.

According to Douglas Harper, the etymological root dev- means "a shining one", from *div-, "to shine", it is an Indo-European cognate of the Greek dios, Gothic divine and Latin deus (Old Latin deivos); see also *Dyeus.

A synonym for the word Devi in the Vedas is Bhagavati. Bhagavati (Devanagari: ?????,

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