Where does “askelmitta” come from?

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

askelmitta (Finnish): footstep, pace

Definitions

  1. footstep, pace

Ancestry of “askelmitta”, step by step

askelmitta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish askel

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

via Finnish mitta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmittameasure; length, measure
2Proto-Finnicmittameasure
Every word from Proto-Uralic aśkele →Every word from Proto-Finnic askel →Every word from Finnish askel →