Where does “asteittain” come from?

asteittain (Finnish) comes from Finnish aste, from Finnish astua, from Proto-Finnic astudak — to step, to take steps.

asteittain (Finnish): by degrees; gradually

Definitions

  1. by degrees; gradually

Ancestry of “asteittain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishastegrade; degree; degree, degree Celsius
2Finnishastuato step (on), tread (on), pace, stride
3Proto-Finnicastudakto step, to take steps

Words derived from “asteittain”

Every word from Proto-Finnic astudak →Every word from Finnish astua →Every word from Finnish aste →