Where does “korkeataajuinen” come from?

korkeataajuinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish taajuinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

korkeataajuinen (Finnish): high-frequency

Definitions

  1. high-frequency

Ancestry of “korkeataajuinen”, step by step

korkeataajuinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taajuinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaajuinenhaving a frequency usually of some kind
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish korkea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorkeahigh; tall, high
2Proto-Finnickorkedatall, high
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →
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