Where does “toukka-aste” come from?

toukka-aste (Finnish) comes from Finnish aste, from Finnish astua, from Proto-Finnic astudak — to step, to take steps.

toukka-aste (Finnish): larval stage

Definitions

  1. larval stage

Ancestry of “toukka-aste”, step by step

toukka-aste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishastegrade; degree; degree, degree Celsius
2Finnishastuato step (on), tread (on), pace, stride
3Proto-Finnicastudakto step, to take steps

via Finnish toukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtoukkalarva, grub; caterpillar; maggot
2Proto-Finnictoukkalarva, maggot
Every word from Proto-Finnic astudak →Every word from Finnish astua →Every word from Finnish aste →