Where does “miehenkorkuinen” come from?

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

miehenkorkuinen (Finnish): as tall or high as a man

Definitions

  1. as tall or high as a man

Ancestry of “miehenkorkuinen”, step by step

miehenkorkuinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish korkuinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorkuinen(as) high (as), having the height (of)
2Finnishkorkeusheight; altitude
3Proto-Finnickorkeducheight; altitude
4Proto-Finnickorkedatall, high

via Finnish mies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiesman; husband
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—
Every word from Proto-Finnic korkeda →