Where does “hepoasteet” come from?

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

hepoasteet (Finnish): the horse latitudes

Definitions

  1. the horse latitudes

Ancestry of “hepoasteet”, step by step

hepoasteet 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 hepo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhepohorse; heroin
2Proto-Finnichepoihorse
Every word from Proto-Finnic astudak →Every word from Finnish astua →Every word from Finnish aste →