Where does “korkea-aste” come from?

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

korkea-aste (Finnish): high degree such as higher education

Definitions

  1. high degree such as higher education

Ancestry of “korkea-aste”, step by step

korkea-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 korkea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorkeahigh; tall, high
2Proto-Finnickorkedatall, high
Every word from Proto-Finnic astudak →Every word from Finnish astua →Every word from Finnish aste →