Where does “taivaansininen” come from?

taivaansininen (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.

taivaansininen (Finnish): azure, sky-blue

Definitions

  1. azure, sky-blue

Ancestry of “taivaansininen”, step by step

taivaansininen 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 sininen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsininenblue; The color blue
2Proto-Finnicsininenblue
3Proto-Finnicsiniblue
4Proto-Finno-Permicsine—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic deiwas →