Where does “polarisaatioaste” come from?

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

polarisaatioaste (Finnish): degree of polarization

Definitions

  1. degree of polarization

Ancestry of “polarisaatioaste”, step by step

polarisaatioaste 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 polarisaatio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpolarisaatiopolarization
Every word from Proto-Finnic astudak →Every word from Finnish astua →Every word from Finnish aste →