Where does “väliaste” come from?

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

väliaste (Finnish): intermediate degree

Definitions

  1. intermediate degree

Ancestry of “väliaste”, step by step

väliaste 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 väli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväligap, space; interval; distance
2Proto-Finnicvälji—
Every word from Proto-Finnic astudak →Every word from Finnish astua →Every word from Finnish aste →