Where does “harha-askel” come from?

harha-askel (Finnish) comes from Finnish askel, from Proto-Finnic askel, from Proto-Uralic aśkele — step.

harha-askel (Finnish): misstep, false step; misstep

Definitions

  1. misstep, false step; misstep

Ancestry of “harha-askel”, step by step

harha-askel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish askel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaskelstep, pace; step
2Proto-Finnicaskelstep, pace
3Proto-Uralicaśkelestep

via Finnish harha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharhaillusion, delusion, hallucination, chimera,...
2FinnishharhaanIllative singular form of harha; astray, amiss
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