Where does “astmevaheldus” come from?

astmevaheldus (Estonian) comes from Estonian vaheldus, from Estonian vaheldama, from Estonian vähe, from Proto-Finnic vajeh, from Proto-Uralic waješe-.

astmevaheldus (Estonian): consonant gradation

Definitions

  1. consonant gradation

Ancestry of “astmevaheldus”, step by step

astmevaheldus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian vaheldus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianvaheldusalternation; variety, change
2Estonianvaheldamato alternate, to change
3Estonianvähea small amount, a little; a small amount; some
4Proto-Finnicvajehgap
5Proto-Uralicwaješe-—

via Estonian aste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianastea step; grade, step
2Estonian-eDerives nouns from verbs; Derives adjectives
3Proto-Finnic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...
4Proto-Uralic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...
Every word from Proto-Uralic waješe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic vajeh →Every word from Estonian vähe →
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