Where does “kirkkausaste” come from?

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

kirkkausaste (Finnish): magnitude

Definitions

  1. magnitude

Ancestry of “kirkkausaste”, step by step

kirkkausaste 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 kirkkaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirkkausbrightness
2Finnishkirkasbright; broad, especially of daylight; clear
3Proto-Finnickirk'asbright
Every word from Proto-Finnic astudak →Every word from Finnish astua →Every word from Finnish aste →