Where does “perpendikkelipituus” come from?

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

perpendikkelipituus (Finnish): length between perpendiculars

Definitions

  1. length between perpendiculars

Ancestry of “perpendikkelipituus”, step by step

perpendikkelipituus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pituus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpituuslength; longitude; height
2Proto-Finnicpiduclength

via Finnish perpendikkeli

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