Where does “mertatovvi” come from?

mertatovvi (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian tovvi, from Finnish touvi, 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.

mertatovvi (Ingrian): rope used in merta fish traps

Definitions

  1. rope used in merta fish traps

Ancestry of “mertatovvi”, step by step

mertatovvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian tovvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriantovvirope for fishing tackle used to catch lamprey
2Finnishtouvihawser
3Livoniantōvazsky; heaven; storm
4Proto-Finnictaivassky
5Proto-Balto-Slavicdeiwasgod
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Ingrian merta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianmertabasket
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic deiwas →