Where does “taivaanvahvuus” come from?

taivaanvahvuus (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.

taivaanvahvuus (Finnish): firmament

Definitions

  1. firmament

Ancestry of “taivaanvahvuus”, step by step

taivaanvahvuus 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 vahvuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvahvuusstrength; muster
2Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
3Proto-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 →