Where does “touvõaigā” come from?

touvõaigā (Livonian) 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.

touvõaigā (Livonian): horizon

Definitions

  1. horizon

Ancestry of “touvõaigā”, step by step

touvõaigā 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 Livonian aiga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianaigaborder, shore
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic deiwas →