Where does “askellin” come from?

askellin (Finnish) comes from Finnish askeltaa, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.

askellin (Finnish): stepper

Definitions

  1. stepper

Ancestry of “askellin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaskeltaato step; Third-person singular indicative present...
2FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
3Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
4Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
5Proto-Uralictakaa place behind
Every word from Proto-Uralic taka →Every word from Proto-Finnic taka →Every word from Finnish taka →