Where does “tähdenlentoparvi” come from?
tähdenlentoparvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish tähdenlento, from Finnish tähti, from Swedish täkt, from Swedish tå, from Swedish taga, from Old Swedish taka, from Old Norse taka, from Proto-Germanic tēkaną — to touch.
tähdenlentoparvi (Finnish): meteor shower
Definitions
- meteor shower
Ancestry of “tähdenlentoparvi”, step by step
tähdenlentoparvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tähdenlento
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tähdenlento | shooting star, meteor; flash in the pan; person... |
| 2 | Finnish | tähti | star; a famous person, celebrity, star; a white... |
| 3 | Swedish | täkt | a quarry |
| 4 | Swedish | tå | toe; a body part |
| 5 | Swedish | taga | Dated form of ta |
| 6 | Old Swedish | taka | to touch, reach; to grasp, seize; to take, bring |
| 7 | Old Norse | taka | to take; taking, capture; taking, seizing |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tēkaną | to touch; to grasp |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₁g- | to touch |