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
Ancestry of “astmevaheldus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | vaheldus | alternation; variety, change |
| 2 | Estonian | vaheldama | to alternate, to change |
| 3 | Estonian | vähe | a small amount, a little; a small amount; some |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | vajeh | — |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | waješe- | — |