Where does “askelpituus” come from?

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

askelpituus (Finnish): step length, pace length

Definitions

  1. step length, pace length

Ancestry of “askelpituus”, step by step

askelpituus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish askel

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

via Finnish pituus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpituuslength; longitude; height
2Proto-Finnicpiduclength
Every word from Proto-Uralic aśkele →Every word from Proto-Finnic askel →Every word from Finnish askel →
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