Where does “korkeapaine” come from?

korkeapaine (Finnish) comes from Finnish paine, from Proto-Finnic painek, from Proto-Finnic -ek, from Proto-Uralic -ek — Forms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...

korkeapaine (Finnish): anticyclone, high pressure area

Definitions

  1. anticyclone, high pressure area

Ancestry of “korkeapaine”, step by step

korkeapaine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish paine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpainepressure
2Proto-Finnicpainekpressure; emphasis
3Proto-Finnic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...
4Proto-Uralic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...

via Finnish korkea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorkeahigh; tall, high
2Proto-Finnickorkedatall, high

Words derived from “korkeapaine”

Every word from Proto-Uralic -ek →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ek →Every word from Proto-Finnic painek →