Where does “korkeaääninen” come from?

korkeaääninen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ääni, from Greenlandic Aani, from Danish ane, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana — on, onto.

korkeaääninen (Finnish): high-pitched; with a high-pitched sound or voice

Definitions

  1. high-pitched; with a high-pitched sound or voice

Ancestry of “korkeaääninen”, step by step

korkeaääninen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ääni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishäänisound; audio; voice
2GreenlandicAani—
3Danishaneforefather; guess; suspect
4Middle High Germanānewithout
5Old High Germanānawithout
6Proto-West Germanicanaon
7Proto-Germanic*an—
8Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Finnish korkea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorkeahigh; tall, high
2Proto-Finnickorkedatall, high
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →