Where does “tanvashaltias” come from?

tanvashaltias (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian haltias — A type of spirit, either good or bad.

tanvashaltias (Ingrian): A spirit that lives in the barn and takes care of livestock

Definitions

  1. A spirit that lives in the barn and takes care of livestock

Ancestry of “tanvashaltias”, step by step

tanvashaltias traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian haltias

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IngrianhaltiasA type of spirit, either good or bad

via Ingrian tanvas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriantanvasyard
Every word from Ingrian haltias