Where does “tähtäyspiste” come from?

tähtäyspiste (Finnish) comes from Finnish tähtäys, from Finnish tähdätä, from Finnish tähti, from Swedish täkt, from Swedish tå, from Swedish taga, from Old Swedish taka, from Old Norse taka — to touch.

tähtäyspiste (Finnish): point of aim, aiming point

Definitions

  1. point of aim, aiming point

Ancestry of “tähtäyspiste”, step by step

tähtäyspiste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tähtäys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtähtäysaiming
2FinnishtähdätäTo aim at, target; To aim at, strive for
3Finnishtähtistar; a famous person, celebrity, star; a white...
4Swedishtäkta quarry
5Swedishtoe; a body part
6SwedishtagaDated form of ta
7Old Swedishtakato touch, reach; to grasp, seize; to take, bring
8Old Norsetakato take; taking, capture; taking, seizing
9Proto-Germanictēkanąto touch; to grasp
10Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₁g-to touch

via Finnish piste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpistepoint, dot, full stop, period; point
2Finnish-eUsed for forming nouns from verbs or adjectives
3Finnishhartiashoulder
4Serbo-Croatianhartijapaper
5Greekχαρτίpaper
6Koine Greekχαρτίονpaper, papyrus
7Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
8Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g-Every word from Proto-Germanic tēkanąEvery word from Old Norse taka