Where does “sävelasteikko” come from?
sävelasteikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish asteikko, from Finnish -ikko, from Proto-Finnic -ikko, from Proto-Finnic -i- — Plural number marker in other cases than the nominative (and optionally the genitive).
sävelasteikko (Finnish): scale
Definitions
- scale
Ancestry of “sävelasteikko”, step by step
sävelasteikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish asteikko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | asteikko | scale |
| 2 | Finnish | -ikko | Forms nouns for groups of a particular number,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ikko | Forms nouns indicating a group of things |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -i- | Plural number marker in other cases than the nominative (and optionally the genitive) |
via Finnish sävel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sävel | tone; melody, tune; note |