Where does “askeltaa” come from?

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

askeltaa (Finnish): to step; Third-person singular indicative present...

Definitions

  1. to step; Third-person singular indicative present...

Ancestry of “askeltaa”, step by step

askeltaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
2Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
3Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
4Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

via Finnish askel

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

Words derived from “askeltaa”

Every word from Proto-Uralic taka →