Where does “askelpalautin” come from?

askelpalautin (Finnish) comes from Finnish palautin, from Finnish palauttaa, from Finnish mieli, from Proto-Finnic meeli, from Proto-Finno-Permic mäle.

askelpalautin (Finnish): backspace

Definitions

  1. backspace

Ancestry of “askelpalautin”, step by step

askelpalautin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish palautin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalautinreceiver; recloser; first-person singular past...
2Finnishpalauttaato return; to return, restore, revert
3Finnishmielimood; sense, meaning; mind
4Proto-Finnicmeelione's senses, mind
5Proto-Finno-Permicmäle—

via Finnish askel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaskelstep, pace; step
2Proto-Finnicaskelstep, pace
3Proto-Uralicaśkelestep
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic mäle →Every word from Proto-Finnic meeli →Every word from Finnish mieli →