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Where does “aste” come from?

aste (Estonian) comes from Estonian -e, from Proto-Finnic -ek, from Proto-Uralic -ek — Forms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...

aste (Estonian): a step; grade, step

Definitions

  1. a step; grade, step

Ancestry of “aste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonian-eDerives nouns from verbs; Derives adjectives
2Proto-Finnic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...
3Proto-Uralic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...

Words derived from “aste”

  • astmevaheldus
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