Where does “asteittaisesti” come from?

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

asteittaisesti (Finnish): gradually

Definitions

  1. gradually

Ancestry of “asteittaisesti”, step by step

asteittaisesti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish asteittainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasteittainengradual
2Finnishasteittainby degrees; gradually
3Finnishastegrade; degree; degree, degree Celsius
4Finnishastuato step (on), tread (on), pace, stride
5Proto-Finnicastudakto step, to take steps

via Finnish sti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsti—
Every word from Proto-Finnic astudak →Every word from Finnish astua →Every word from Finnish aste →