Where does “taivas” come from?

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

taivas (Finnish): sky; heaven

Definitions

  1. sky; heaven

Ancestry of “taivas”, step by step

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

Words derived from “taivas

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywósEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic deiwas
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