Where does “jalostusaste” come from?

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

jalostusaste (Finnish): stage of processing or refinement of materials, etc

Definitions

  1. stage of processing or refinement of materials, etc

Ancestry of “jalostusaste”, step by step

jalostusaste 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 jalostus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjalostusselective breeding, cross-breeding and other...
2FinnishjalostaaTo refine; To selectively breed
3Finnishjalonoble; fine, refined
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