Where does “astelevy” come from?

astelevy (Finnish) comes from Finnish levy, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

astelevy (Finnish): protractor circular or semicircular tool for measuring angles

Definitions

  1. protractor circular or semicircular tool for measuring angles

Ancestry of “astelevy”, step by step

astelevy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish levy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlevyplate; board; slab
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish aste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishastegrade; degree; degree, degree Celsius
2Finnishastuato step (on), tread (on), pace, stride
3Proto-Finnicastudakto step, to take steps
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →Every word from Finnish -u →Every word from Finnish levy →