Where does “aste” come from?

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

aste (Livvi): degree

Definitions

  1. degree

Ancestry of “aste”, step by step

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