Where does “tovvi” come from?

tovvi (Ingrian) comes 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.

tovvi (Ingrian): rope for fishing tackle used to catch lamprey

Definitions

  1. rope for fishing tackle used to catch lamprey

Ancestry of “tovvi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtouvihawser
2Livoniantōvazsky; heaven; storm
3Proto-Finnictaivassky
4Proto-Balto-Slavicdeiwasgod
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “tovvi”

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