Where does “taivaannapa” come from?

taivaannapa (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.

taivaannapa (Finnish): celestial pole

Definitions

  1. celestial pole

Ancestry of “taivaannapa”, step by step

taivaannapa 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 napa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnapanavel; pole; pivot
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*napa—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic deiwas →