Where does “rakkula-aste” come from?
rakkula-aste (Finnish) comes from Finnish rakkula, from Finnish rakko, from Proto-Finnic rakko — bladder; blister.
rakkula-aste (Finnish): blastula
Ancestry of “rakkula-aste”, step by step
rakkula-aste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rakkula
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rakkula | blister, vesicle; saccule |
| 2 | Finnish | rakko | bladder; blister; vesicle |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | rakko | bladder; blister |
via Finnish aste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | aste | grade; degree; degree, degree Celsius |
| 2 | Finnish | astua | to step (on), tread (on), pace, stride |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | astudak | to step, to take steps |