Where does “asteikkolevy” come from?

asteikkolevy (Finnish) comes from Finnish asteikko, from Finnish -ikko, from Proto-Finnic -ikko, from Proto-Finnic -i- — Plural number marker in other cases than the nominative (and optionally the genitive).

asteikkolevy (Finnish): dial plate

Definitions

dial plate

Ancestry of “asteikkolevy”, step by step

asteikkolevy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish asteikko

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	asteikko	scale
2	Finnish	-ikko	Forms nouns for groups of a particular number,...
3	Proto-Finnic	-ikko	Forms nouns indicating a group of things
4	Proto-Finnic	-i-	Plural number marker in other cases than the nominative (and optionally the genitive)

via Finnish levy

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	levy	plate; board; slab
2	Finnish	-u	Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3	Proto-Finnic	-u	Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns

Every word from Proto-Finnic -i- →Every word from Finnish -ikko →Every word from Finnish asteikko →