Where does “askelittainen” come from?

askelittainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish askelittain, from Finnish askel, from Proto-Finnic askel, from Proto-Uralic aśkele — step.

askelittainen (Finnish): stepwise

Definitions

  1. stepwise

Ancestry of “askelittainen”, step by step

askelittainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish askelittain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaskelittainstepwise, step by step
2Finnishaskelstep, pace; step
3Proto-Finnicaskelstep, pace
4Proto-Uralicaśkelestep

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen
Every word from Proto-Uralic aśkeleEvery word from Proto-Finnic askelEvery word from Finnish askel
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