Where does “tähtikolmiokytkin” come from?

tähtikolmiokytkin (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.

tähtikolmiokytkin (Finnish): star delta switch

Definitions

  1. star delta switch

Ancestry of “tähtikolmiokytkin”, step by step

tähtikolmiokytkin traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tähti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtähtistar; a famous person, celebrity, star; a white...
2Swedishtäkta quarry
3Swedishtoe; 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 kolmio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkolmiotriangle; three-room apartment; give way sign,...
2Finnishkolmethree
3Finnishkolmitri-
4Proto-Uralic*kolme

via Finnish kytkin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkytkinswitch; clutch; First-person singular indicative...
2Finnishkytkeäto hook, hook up, connect, couple; "~ irti" = to...
3Proto-Finnickütkedäkto bind, to tie
4Proto-Uralickütke-to bind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g-Every word from Proto-Germanic tēkanąEvery word from Old Norse taka