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-Slavicdeiwasgod
2Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
3Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “taivas”

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