Where does “tähtitieteellinen yksikkö” come from?
tähtitieteellinen yksikkö (Finnish) comes from Finnish tähtitieteellinen, from Finnish tähtitiede, from Finnish tähti, from Swedish täkt, from Swedish tå, from Swedish taga, from Old Swedish taka, from Old Norse taka — to touch.
tähtitieteellinen yksikkö (Finnish): astronomical unit
Ancestry of “tähtitieteellinen yksikkö”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | tähtitieteellinen | astronomical |
| 2 | Finnish | tähtitiede | astronomy |
| 3 | Finnish | tähti | star; a famous person, celebrity, star; a white... |
| 4 | Swedish | täkt | a quarry |
| 5 | Swedish | tå | toe; a body part |
| 6 | Swedish | taga | Dated form of ta |
| 7 | Old Swedish | taka | to touch, reach; to grasp, seize; to take, bring |
| 8 | Old Norse | taka | to take; taking, capture; taking, seizing |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | tēkaną | to touch; to grasp |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₁g- | to touch |