Where does “teinitähti” come from?
teinitähti (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.
teinitähti (Finnish): teen star a famous teenager, such as a singer, actor or a sports star
Definitions
- teen star a famous teenager, such as a singer, actor or a sports star
Ancestry of “teinitähti”, step by step
teinitähti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tähti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tähti | star; a famous person, celebrity, star; a white... |
| 2 | Swedish | täkt | a quarry |
| 3 | Swedish | tå | toe; a body part |
| 4 | Swedish | taga | Dated form of ta |
| 5 | Old Swedish | taka | to touch, reach; to grasp, seize; to take, bring |
| 6 | Old Norse | taka | to take; taking, capture; taking, seizing |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tēkaną | to touch; to grasp |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₁g- | to touch |
via Finnish teini
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | teini | teen |
| 2 | Old Swedish | diäkn | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | διάκονος | messenger, courier; servant; minister, deacon,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |