Where does “korkuinen” come from?

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

korkuinen (Finnish): (as) high (as), having the height (of)

Definitions

  1. (as) high (as), having the height (of)

Ancestry of “korkuinen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “korkuinen”

Every word from Proto-Finnic korkeda →Every word from Proto-Finnic korkeduc →Every word from Finnish korkeus →