Where does “tähdenpilkkujakso” come from?

tähdenpilkkujakso (Finnish) comes from Finnish tähdenpilkku, 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.

tähdenpilkkujakso (Finnish): starspot cycle

Definitions

  1. starspot cycle

Ancestry of “tähdenpilkkujakso”, step by step

tähdenpilkkujakso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tähdenpilkku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtähdenpilkkustarspot
2Finnishtähtistar; a famous person, celebrity, star; a white...
3Swedishtäkta quarry
4Swedishtoe; a body part
5SwedishtagaDated form of ta
6Old Swedishtakato touch, reach; to grasp, seize; to take, bring
7Old Norsetakato take; taking, capture; taking, seizing
8Proto-Germanictēkanąto touch; to grasp
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₁g-to touch

via Finnish jakso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjaksoperiod; episode; passage
2Finnishjaksaato manage, to have enough strength; to manage, to...
3Proto-Finnicjaksadakto manage, to be able to
4Proto-Finno-Permicjaksa-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g-Every word from Proto-Germanic tēkanąEvery word from Old Norse taka