Where does “korkeusjana” come from?

korkeusjana (Finnish) comes from Finnish korkeus, from Proto-Finnic korkeduc, from Proto-Finnic korkeda — tall, high.

korkeusjana (Finnish): altitude line segment through a vertex and perpendicular to a line containing the base

Definitions

  1. altitude line segment through a vertex and perpendicular to a line containing the base

Ancestry of “korkeusjana”, step by step

korkeusjana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish korkeus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorkeusheight; altitude
2Proto-Finnickorkeducheight; altitude
3Proto-Finnickorkedatall, high

via Finnish jana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjanaline segment
Every word from Proto-Finnic korkeda