Where does “kulmakorkeus” come from?

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

kulmakorkeus (Finnish): angle of elevation

Definitions

  1. angle of elevation

Ancestry of “kulmakorkeus”, step by step

kulmakorkeus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish korkeus

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

via Finnish kuľma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuľmacorner external point where two converging lines meet
Every word from Proto-Finnic korkeda