Where does “astumajalka” come from?

astumajalka (Finnish) comes from Finnish jalka, from Proto-Finnic jalka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalka.

astumajalka (Finnish): walking foot

Definitions

  1. walking foot

Ancestry of “astumajalka”, step by step

astumajalka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jalka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjalkafoot; leg; the lower limb of a human
2Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka—

via Finnish astua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishastuato step (on), tread (on), pace, stride
2Proto-Finnicastudakto step, to take steps
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