Where does “steppaaja” come from?
steppaaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish stepata, from Finnish steppi, from German Steppe, from Ukrainian степ, from English step, from English stepchild, from Middle English stepchild, from Old English stēopċild — to swallow; swallow.
steppaaja (Finnish): stepdancer
Ancestry of “steppaaja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | stepata | to tap dance, step dance |
| 2 | Finnish | steppi | tap dance; Synonym of aro |
| 3 | German | Steppe | steppe |
| 4 | Ukrainian | степ | steppe; tap dance |
| 5 | English | step | An advance or movement made from one foot to the... |
| 6 | English | stepchild | The child of one's spouse but not one's own; A... |
| 7 | Middle English | stepchild | — |
| 8 | Old English | stēopċild | stepchild |
| 9 | Old English | ċild | child, youth; fetus; female baby; child |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | kelþaz | fetus; newborn; infant; child |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵelt- | womb |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |