Where does “kokonaispituus” come from?

kokonaispituus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kokonainen, from Finnish nainen, from Proto-Finnic nainen — woman; wife.

kokonaispituus (Finnish): total length, overall length

Definitions

  1. total length, overall length

Ancestry of “kokonaispituus”, step by step

kokonaispituus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kokonainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkokonainenwhole, full, complete; entire
2Finnishnainenwoman; lady; first-person singular potential...
3Proto-Finnicnainenwoman; wife

via Finnish pituus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpituuslength; longitude; height
2Proto-Finnicpiduclength
Every word from Proto-Finnic nainen →Every word from Finnish nainen →Every word from Finnish kokonainen →