Where does “tähtiryöppygalaksi” come from?

tähtiryöppygalaksi (Finnish) comes from Finnish tähtiryöppy, 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.

tähtiryöppygalaksi (Finnish): starburst galaxy

Definitions

  1. starburst galaxy

Ancestry of “tähtiryöppygalaksi”, step by step

tähtiryöppygalaksi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tähtiryöppy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtähtiryöppystarburst
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 galaksi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishgalaksigalaxy
2Swedishgalaxgalaxy; a large collection of stars
3Ancient Greekγαλαξίαςthe Milky Way galaxy; tailor's chalk; dogfish
4Ancient Greekγάλαmilk; milky sap; the Milky Way galaxy
5Proto-Indo-Europeanglakt-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g-Every word from Proto-Germanic tēkanąEvery word from Old Norse taka
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