Where does “korkeusmitta” come from?

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

korkeusmitta (Finnish): height gauge

Definitions

  1. height gauge

Ancestry of “korkeusmitta”, step by step

korkeusmitta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish korkeus

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

via Finnish mitta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmittameasure; length, measure
2Proto-Finnicmittameasure
Every word from Proto-Finnic korkeda →