Where does “nilkkapituus” come from?

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

nilkkapituus (Finnish): ankle length

Definitions

  1. ankle length

Ancestry of “nilkkapituus”, step by step

nilkkapituus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pituus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpituuslength; longitude; height
2Proto-Finnicpiduclength

via Finnish nilkka

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