Where does “astemitta” come from?

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

astemitta (Finnish): protractor

Definitions

  1. protractor

Ancestry of “astemitta”, step by step

astemitta 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 mitta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmittameasure; length, measure
2Proto-Finnicmittameasure
Every word from Proto-Finnic astudak →Every word from Finnish astua →Every word from Finnish aste →
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