Where does “taivashautaus” come from?

taivashautaus (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.

taivashautaus (Finnish): sky burial

Definitions

  1. sky burial

Ancestry of “taivashautaus”, step by step

taivashautaus 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 hautaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhautausburial, entombment
2Finnishhaudatato bury, inter, entomb; to bury, abandon
3Finnishhautagrave, tomb; trench; kiln, in the compound term...
4Proto-Germanicsauþazboiling; seething; wellspring; fountain; source;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂sewt-to roil; to move about, roil, seethe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywósEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic deiwas