Where does “korkeussuunta” come from?

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

korkeussuunta (Finnish): the direction of height; heightwise direction; vertical direction

Definitions

  1. the direction of height; heightwise direction; vertical direction

Ancestry of “korkeussuunta”, step by step

korkeussuunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish korkeus

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

via Finnish suunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuuntadirection; hand; path
Every word from Proto-Finnic korkeda →