Where does “iltataivas” come from?

iltataivas (Finnish) comes from Finnish taivas, from Proto-Finnic taivas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic deiwas, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

iltataivas (Finnish): evening sky

Definitions

  1. evening sky

Ancestry of “iltataivas”, step by step

iltataivas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taivas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaivassky; heaven
2Proto-Finnictaivassky
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdeiwasgod
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Finnish ilta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishiltaevening
2Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic deiwas →