Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/divъ

• Per Derksen: cognate with Sanskrit धी (dhī, “thought, prayer”), suggesting Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyH-wo-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyh₂- (“mind, thought”).
• Per Słownik prasłowiański: deverbal from *diviti, relation with Sanskrit धी is unlikely.

*dȋvъ m^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

1. admiration, delight, astonishment

   Synonym: *čùdo

2. that which causes delight; wonder, miracle

   Synonym: *čùdo

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: дивъ (divŭ)
    • Belarusian: див (div) (dialectal)
      • → Lithuanian: dỹvas
    • Ukrainian: див (dyv) (rare)
    • Russian: див (div) (archaic or dialectal)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic: дивъ (divŭ)
• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: div
    • Czech: div
  • Old Polish: dziw
    • Polish: dziw
  • Old Slovak: div
    • Slovak: div
  • Pomeranian:
    • Kashubian: dzyw
    • Slovincian: dzyw
  • Sorbian:
    • Lower Sorbian: źiw
    • Upper Sorbian: dźiw

Unclear. The material is poorly attested:

• South Slavic forms are probably borrowings from Ottoman Turkish دیو (div), adopted into South Slavic folklore during the Ottoman reign;
• Polish dziw is attested since 1845, probably from East Slavic;

Usually believed to be derived from *divъ (“that which causes delight”). Less likely demonized Early Slavic *Divъ (“sky god”) or *divъ (“god”) during Slavic-Iranian contacts. The demonization was to come under Iranian influence, where the old Iranian deities were demonized as a result of the introduction of Zoroastrianism (compare Sanskrit देव (deva, “god”) vs Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 (daēuua, “demon”)).

*divъ m (feminine *diva, adjective *divьskъ)^[6][5]

1. some kind of a demon (supernatural being)

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: дивъ (divŭ)
    • Ukrainian: див (dyv) (rare)
    • Russian: див (div) (archaic or dialectal)
• South Slavic:
  • >? Bulgarian: див (div)
  • >? Macedonian: див (div)
  • >? Serbo-Croatian:

    Latin script: dȉv

    Cyrillic script: ди̏в

• West Slavic:
  • >? Polish: dziw

• В. В. Мартынов (1981), “Балто-славяно-иранские языковые отношения и глоттогенез славян. divъ.”, in Балто-славянские исследования. 1980., Moscow: Nauka, page 22

From Proto-Indo-European *dyew- (“to be bright”) +‎ *-ъ.

*divъ^[7]

1. delightful, astonishing, unusual

• East Slavic:
  • ⇒ Old East Slavic: дивии (divii)
  • Belarusian: дзивый (dzivyj) (dialectal)
  • Russian: ди́вый (dívyj) (dialectal)
• South Slavic:
  • ⇒ Bulgarian: див огън (div ogǎn, “fire”)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: див

    Latin script: div

    • ⇒ Latin script: dívlji oganj, dìvljā vatra
  • ⇒ Slovene: dívji
    • ⇒ Slovene: dívji mož (“faun, satyr”), dívji ogenj (“fire”)
• West Slavic:
  • Czech: divý
    • ⇒ Czech: divý muž m (“faun”), divá žena f (“rusalka”), divoženka f (“rusalka”)
  • Polish: dziwy (rare)
  • ⇒ Slovak: divý muž m (“mythical creature”), divá žienka f (“mythical creature”)

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *deiwas (“wild”). By surface analysis, Proto-Indo-European *dʰi- +‎ *-vъ. Cognate Latvian dievs (“wild”).

It was also suggested that the lemma derives from Early Slavic *Divъ (“sky god”) or *divъ (“god”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *deiwás (“god”).^[8] According to that theory, Proto-Slavic *divъ zvě̑rь (“wild animal”), Latvian dieva zuosis (“wild geese”), dieva vērši (“wild oxen”) etc., are similar to Hittite [script needed] (šiunaš ḫuitar, “wild animals, literally, godly animals”) from 𒅆𒍑 (ši-uš, “god”).

*divъ^{[9][10][11][12]}

1. natural, intact, wild

   Synonym: *dikъ

2. feral, wild (about animals or plants)

   Synonym: *dikъ

   *divъ zvě̑rь ― wild animal

   *divъ veprь ― wild boar

   *diva svinьja ― wild pig

   *diva koza ― wild goat; roe deer

   *divъ golǫbь ― wild pigeon

   *diva gǫ̑sь ― wild goose

   *diva bьčela ― wild bee

   *divo zelьje ― wild herb

   *divъ mȅdъ ― forest honey

3. empty, unpopulated, uncultivated (about land)

   Synonym: *dikъ

4. (figuratively) savage, fierce, unrestrained, outrageous, barbarous (about people or behaviour)

   Synonym: *dikъ

• East Slavic:
  • Old Ruthenian: дивый (divyj)
    • Ukrainian: (dialectal) ди́вий (dývyj)
• South Slavic:
  • Bulgarian: див (div)
  • Macedonian: див (div)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: (dialectal) ди̏в, ди̂в

    Latin script: (dialectal) dȉv, dîv

• West Slavic:
  • Czech: divý
  • Polabian: dai̯vĕ
  • Polish: dziwy (obsolete)
  • Silesian: dziwy
  • Old Slovak: divý
    • Pannonian Rusyn: дзиви (dzivi)
    • Slovak: divý
  • Pomeranian:
    • Kashubian: dzëwi
    • Slovincian: dzëwy
  • Sorbian:
    • Lower Sorbian: źiwy
    • Upper Sorbian: dźiwy (dialectal)

Onomatopoeic. Secondarily associated with *diviti. Compare similar Bulgarian джив-джив (dživ-dživ), Macedonian џив-џив (dživ-dživ).

*divъ^[13]

1. (West Slavic) tweet, chirp (sound of a sparrow)

• West Slavic:
  • Czech: div
  • Polish: dziw
  • Sorbian:
    • Lower Sorbian: źiw
    • Upper Sorbian: dźiw

Expected reflex of Proto-Balto-Slavic *deiwás (“god”), from Proto-Indo-European *deywós. Displaced by *bȍgъ during Slavic-Iranian contacts (see there for further information).

*dȋvъ m^[14]

1. (religion) god