Where does “korkea-asteinen” come from?

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

korkea-asteinen (Finnish): high-degree, high-grade

Definitions

  1. high-degree, high-grade

Ancestry of “korkea-asteinen”, step by step

korkea-asteinen 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

Words derived from “korkea-asteinen”

Every word from Proto-Finnic astudak →Every word from Finnish astua →Every word from Finnish aste →