Where does “tavi” come from?

tavi (Finnish) comes from Swedish stav, from Old Swedish staver, from Old Norse stafr, from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ, from Proto-Germanic stabaz, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ- — to stand still; to harden.

tavi (Finnish): common teal; pole, stake, club, mallet; the long...

Definitions

  1. common teal; pole, stake, club, mallet; the long...

Ancestry of “tavi”, step by step

tavi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish stav

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstava staff, a rod; a letter
2Old Swedishstaverstaff, cane
3Old Norsestafrstaff
4Proto-Norseᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ—
5Proto-Germanicstabazstaff, stick
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ-to stand still; to harden

via Finnish Daavid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishDaavidDavid
2LatinDavidDavid
3Ancient GreekΔαυίδDavid
4Hebrewדָּוִד—

Words derived from “tavi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stabaz →Every word from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ →