Where does “korkeusvakain” come from?

korkeusvakain (Finnish) comes from Finnish vakain, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

korkeusvakain (Finnish): tailplane, horizontal stabilizer

Definitions

  1. tailplane, horizontal stabilizer

Ancestry of “korkeusvakain”, step by step

korkeusvakain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vakain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvakainstabilizer; superlative degree of vakaa;...
2Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in—
4Proto-Uralic-ma—

via Finnish korkeus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorkeusheight; altitude
2Proto-Finnickorkeducheight; altitude
3Proto-Finnickorkedatall, high
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Finnish -in →Every word from Finnish vakain →