Where does “nostokorkeus” come from?

nostokorkeus (Finnish) comes from Finnish nosto, from Finnish nostaa, from Finnish -iäinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

nostokorkeus (Finnish): lift height

Definitions

  1. lift height

Ancestry of “nostokorkeus”, step by step

nostokorkeus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nosto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnostolift; raise; cash withdrawal
2Finnishnostaato lift, raise, elevate; to hoist; to push up
3Finnish-iäinenFront vowel variant of -iainen
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish korkeus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorkeusheight; altitude
2Proto-Finnickorkeducheight; altitude
3Proto-Finnickorkedatall, high
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc