David as an IE Name

“So even the first king of Judah — David — has an Indo-European name, which isn’t surprising as we have contemporaneous written records — the Amarna Letters — attesting to the presence of Indo-European named monarchs in Judea from 1,400 BCE.”

Source: Expanding Mental Models · (Section 6: Ancient Ukrainians in Judea)

David from *dei- “to shine” — the same root as Zeus, Jupiter, deity. The first king of Judah bears an IE name.

← Previous: Amarna Letters — IE Monarchs in Ancient Judea | Back to Expanding Mental Models | Next: Christianity as IE Religion — Logos and Beyond →