Where does “taivasikävä” come from?

taivasikävä (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.

taivasikävä (Finnish): longing or will to go to heaven

Definitions

  1. longing or will to go to heaven

Ancestry of “taivasikävä”, step by step

taivasikävä 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 ikävä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishikävätedious, boring; bad, sad, nasty; longing,...
2Proto-Finnicikäbädull, boring, tedious
3Proto-Finnicikäage; lifetime
4Proto-Finno-Ugricikäage, year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic deiwas →