Where does “porrasaskelma” come from?

porrasaskelma (Finnish) comes from Finnish porras, from Proto-Finnic pordas, from Proto-Germanic bordaz, from Proto-Germanic burdą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

porrasaskelma (Finnish): step, stair

Definitions

  1. step, stair

Ancestry of “porrasaskelma”, step by step

porrasaskelma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish porras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishporrasstep, stair
2Proto-Finnicpordasstair, step
3Proto-Germanicbordaz—
4Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via Finnish askelma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaskelmastep; rung
2FinnishmäI
3FinnishminäI; ego; self
4Proto-FinnicminäI, me
5Uralic*minä—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burdą →Every word from Proto-Germanic bordaz →