Where does “taivas” come from?
taivas (Võro) comes from Proto-Finnic taivas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic deiwas, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.
taivas (Võro): sky; heaven
Ancestry of “taivas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | taivas | sky |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | deiwas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |