Where does “kaltevuus” come from?

kaltevuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kalteva, from Finnish -vä — Front vowel variant of -va.

kaltevuus (Finnish): slope, obliquity; camber

Definitions

  1. slope, obliquity; camber

Ancestry of “kaltevuus”, step by step

kaltevuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kalteva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaltevasloping, inclined, slanted
2Finnish-väFront vowel variant of -va

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi

Words derived from “kaltevuus”

Every word from Finnish -vä →Every word from Finnish kalteva →