Where does “haitta-aste” come from?

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

haitta-aste (Finnish): degree of disability

Definitions

  1. degree of disability

Ancestry of “haitta-aste”, step by step

haitta-aste 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 haitta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaittadisadvantage, hindrance, con; tumbler
Every word from Proto-Finnic astudak →Every word from Finnish astua →Every word from Finnish aste →