Where does “sivistysaste” come from?
sivistysaste (Finnish) comes from Finnish sivistys, from Finnish sivistää, from Finnish siveä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śiwa.
Ancestry of “sivistysaste”, step by step
sivistysaste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sivistys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sivistys | learning, scholarship, sophistication, erudition,... |
| 2 | Finnish | sivistää | to civilize |
| 3 | Finnish | siveä | chaste; modest |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | śiwa | — |
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 |