Names
Taevastiiva (taevastiib)
Butterflies of the Lycaenidae family (lit. heaven‑, celestial‑ or sky‑wing, see Taevakivi and Tiiva), of which 2 species are common in Estonia: harilik taevastiib, the Amanda’s blue, Polyommatus amandus, whose caterpillars secrete a sugary substance that attracts ants and thus puts predators off; and ristikheina-taevastiib, the common blue, P. icarus; and 2 are rare, with 1 observation per wing over the past 80-odd years: ere-taevastiib, the Adonis blue, Lysandra bellargus, which is in decline elsewhere too: in Britain their numbers have dropped by over 90% since 1950; and rohekas taevastiib, the chalkhill blue, L. coridon, which is univoltine, a word you can look up yourself. Taevas (sky) is a loan from Baltic, cf. Dievas and Dievs, ‘God’ in Lithuanian and Latvian and hence related to Latin deus, Greek Zeus, ‘Scandinavian’ Týr, and French dieu.
Tagamaa (Tagamaa)
Hinterland, back country, heartland. Named after a settlement / village founded by Swedes in the north of Aegna’s neighbor Naissaar and nicknamed Tagaküla (or Swedish Bakbyn, both lit. ‘back’village, although ‘beyond’village may be more appropriate due to its location north of the island’s 2nd village Lõunaküla, i.e. southern village aka Sw. Storbyn or big village). For the sake of completion, the 3rd village is Väikeheinamaa (Sw. Lillängin, Mod. Sw. would end in -en), or little meadow. See also Eerikneeme.
