Where does “nilkkapituinen” come from?

nilkkapituinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish pituinen, from Finnish pituus, from Proto-Finnic piduc — length.

nilkkapituinen (Finnish): ankle-length

Definitions

  1. ankle-length

Ancestry of “nilkkapituinen”, step by step

nilkkapituinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pituinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpituinenlong; tall
2Finnishpituuslength; longitude; height
3Proto-Finnicpiduclength

via Finnish nilkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnilkkaankle
Every word from Proto-Finnic piduc →Every word from Finnish pituus →Every word from Finnish pituinen →