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
- starburst galaxy
Ancestry of “tähtiryöppygalaksi”, step by step
tähtiryöppygalaksi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tähtiryöppy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tähtiryöppy | starburst |
| 2 | Finnish | tähti | star; a famous person, celebrity, star; a white... |
| 3 | Swedish | täkt | a quarry |
| 4 | Swedish | tå | toe; a body part |
| 5 | Swedish | taga | Dated form of ta |
| 6 | Old Swedish | taka | to touch, reach; to grasp, seize; to take, bring |
| 7 | Old Norse | taka | to take; taking, capture; taking, seizing |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tēkaną | to touch; to grasp |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₁g- | to touch |