Where does “portaattomasti” come from?

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

portaattomasti (Finnish): continuously, gradually, not in (discrete) steps

Definitions

  1. continuously, gradually, not in (discrete) steps

Ancestry of “portaattomasti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishportaatonstepless; continuously variable
2Finnishporrasstep, stair
3Proto-Finnicpordasstair, step
4Proto-Germanicbordaz—
5Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burdą →Every word from Proto-Germanic bordaz →