Where does “tähtiharrastus” come from?
tähtiharrastus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tähti, from Swedish täkt, from Swedish tå, from Swedish taga, from Old Swedish taka, from Old Norse taka, from Proto-Germanic tēkaną, from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- — to touch.
tähtiharrastus (Finnish): astronomy as an hobby
Definitions
- astronomy as an hobby
Ancestry of “tähtiharrastus”, step by step
tähtiharrastus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tähti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tähti | star; a famous person, celebrity, star; a white... |
| 2 | Swedish | täkt | a quarry |
| 3 | Swedish | tå | toe; a body part |
| 4 | Swedish | taga | Dated form of ta |
| 5 | Old Swedish | taka | to touch, reach; to grasp, seize; to take, bring |
| 6 | Old Norse | taka | to take; taking, capture; taking, seizing |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tēkaną | to touch; to grasp |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₁g- | to touch |
via Finnish harrastus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | harrastus | hobby activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time |
| 2 | Finnish | harrastaa | to be interested in, to be engaged in a hobby, to... |
| 3 | Finnish | harras | pious, devout, heartfelt, earnest |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | hardas | hard, harsh, demanding |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |