Where does “touvi” come from?

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

touvi (Finnish): hawser

Definitions

  1. hawser

Ancestry of “touvi”, step by step

touvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Livonian tōvaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livoniantōvazsky; heaven; storm
2Proto-Finnictaivassky
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdeiwasgod
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Middle Dutch touwe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchtouwe—
2Old Dutchtou—
3Proto-Germanictawwątool; apparatus; gadget; equipment; rigging;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandewh₂-to fit

Words derived from “touvi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic deiwas →