Where does “aste-ero” come from?
aste-ero (Finnish) comes from Finnish ero, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
aste-ero (Finnish): difference in degree
Ancestry of “aste-ero”, step by step
aste-ero traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ero
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ero | difference, distinction; Short for avioero;... |
| 2 | Finnish | -o | Forms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |
via Finnish aste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | aste | grade; degree; degree, degree Celsius |
| 2 | Finnish | astua | to step (on), tread (on), pace, stride |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | astudak | to step, to take steps |