Where does “astekulma” come from?

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

astekulma (Finnish): angle ruler

Definitions

  1. angle ruler

Ancestry of “astekulma”, step by step

astekulma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aste

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

via Finnish kuľma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuľmacorner external point where two converging lines meet
Every word from Proto-Finnic astudak →Every word from Finnish astua →Every word from Finnish aste →