Where does “askelääni” come from?

askelääni (Finnish) comes from Finnish ääni, from Greenlandic Aani, from Danish ane, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana — on, onto.

askelääni (Finnish): footstep sound, walking sound, impact sound

Definitions

  1. footstep sound, walking sound, impact sound

Ancestry of “askelääni”, step by step

askelääni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ääni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishäänisound; audio; voice
2GreenlandicAani—
3Danishaneforefather; guess; suspect
4Middle High Germanānewithout
5Old High Germanānawithout
6Proto-West Germanicanaon
7Proto-Germanic*an—
8Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Finnish askel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaskelstep, pace; step
2Proto-Finnicaskelstep, pace
3Proto-Uralicaśkelestep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →
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