Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/taivas

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This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós. Alternatively less likely from Proto-Balto-Slavic *deiwás, but the vocalism matches Indo-Iranian better.

Noun

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*taivas[1]

  1. sky

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*taivas”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)