Where does “sivuaskel” come from?

sivuaskel (Finnish) comes from Finnish askel, from Proto-Finnic askel, from Proto-Uralic aśkele — step.

sivuaskel (Finnish): sidestep

Definitions

  1. sidestep

Ancestry of “sivuaskel”, step by step

sivuaskel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish askel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaskelstep, pace; step
2Proto-Finnicaskelstep, pace
3Proto-Uralicaśkelestep

via Finnish sivu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsivupage, side; side; flank
Every word from Proto-Uralic aśkele →Every word from Proto-Finnic askel →Every word from Finnish askel →