Where does “astelu” come from?

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

astelu (Finnish): stepping, pacing

Definitions

  1. stepping, pacing

Ancestry of “astelu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishastellato pace around, pace about
2Finnishastuato step (on), tread (on), pace, stride
3Proto-Finnicastudakto step, to take steps
Every word from Proto-Finnic astudak →Every word from Finnish astua →Every word from Finnish astella →