Where does “kõrgus” come from?

kõrgus (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic korkeduc, from Proto-Finnic korkeda — tall, high.

kõrgus (Estonian): height; altitude

Definitions

  1. height; altitude

Ancestry of “kõrgus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickorkeducheight; altitude
2Proto-Finnickorkedatall, high
Every word from Proto-Finnic korkeda →Every word from Proto-Finnic korkeduc →