Where does “tähtijoukko” come from?

tähtijoukko (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.

tähtijoukko (Finnish): star cluster

Definitions

  1. star cluster

Ancestry of “tähtijoukko”, step by step

tähtijoukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tähti

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

via Finnish joukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjoukkogroup, cluster, band; crowd of people number of things or persons, especially a rather large and unorganized one
2Proto-Finnicjoukkogroup
3Proto-Germanicjaukijądraught animal; team of oxen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tēkaną →Every word from Old Norse taka →