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Where does “taivas” come from?

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

taivas (Proto-Finnic): sky

Definitions

  1. sky

Ancestry of “taivas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicdeiwas—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
3Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “taivas”

  • taivaallinen
  • taivastelija
  • tähtitaivas
  • taivas
  • yötaivas
  • taivastella
  • taivaspallo
  • taivaankappale
  • taivaanranta
  • taivaanvuohi
  • taivaanmekaniikka
  • taivaansininen
  • taivaanekvaattori
  • taevas
  • Taivo
  • tōvaz
  • taivaz
  • taivas
  • taivaz
  • taivas
  • taivaz
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