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Where does “astin” come from?

astin (Finnish) comes from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

astin (Finnish): A step; A rung or stave

Definitions

  1. A step; A rung or stave

Ancestry of “astin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in—
3Proto-Uralic-ma—

Words derived from “astin”

  • astinlauta
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