Where does “tähtisadetikku” come from?
tähtisadetikku (Finnish) comes from Finnish tähtisade, 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.
tähtisadetikku (Finnish): sparkler
Definitions
- sparkler
Ancestry of “tähtisadetikku”, step by step
tähtisadetikku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tähtisade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tähtisade | The light effect caused by a cluster of... |
| 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 |