Where does “varhaisaste” come from?

varhaisaste (Finnish) comes from Finnish varhainen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

varhaisaste (Finnish): early stage (of development, etc.)

Definitions

  1. early stage (of development, etc.)

Ancestry of “varhaisaste”, step by step

varhaisaste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish varhainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarhainenearly
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish aste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishastegrade; degree; degree, degree Celsius
2Finnishastuato step (on), tread (on), pace, stride
3Proto-Finnicastudakto step, to take steps
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →