Where does “askelkivi” come from?

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

askelkivi (Finnish): stepping stone

Definitions

  1. stepping stone

Ancestry of “askelkivi”, step by step

askelkivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish askel

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

via Finnish kivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkivistone; a piece of stone which is larger than a...
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...
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