Where does “tähendamissõna” come from?
tähendamissõna (Estonian) comes from Estonian tähendamine, from Estonian tähendama, from Estonian täht, from Finnish tähti, from Swedish täkt, from Swedish tå, from Swedish taga, from Old Swedish taka — to touch.
tähendamissõna (Estonian): parable
Ancestry of “tähendamissõna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | tähendamine | gerund of tähendama; meaning |
| 2 | Estonian | tähendama | to signify; to mean; to say, to mention |
| 3 | Estonian | täht | letter; star |
| 4 | Finnish | tähti | star; a famous person, celebrity, star; a white... |
| 5 | Swedish | täkt | a quarry |
| 6 | Swedish | tå | toe; a body part |
| 7 | Swedish | taga | Dated form of ta |
| 8 | Old Swedish | taka | to touch, reach; to grasp, seize; to take, bring |
| 9 | Old Norse | taka | to take; taking, capture; taking, seizing |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | tēkaną | to touch; to grasp |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₁g- | to touch |