Where does “pitkäkalloisuus” come from?
pitkäkalloisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish pitkäkalloinen, from Finnish pitkä, from Proto-Finnic pitkä, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.
pitkäkalloisuus (Finnish): dolichocephaly, dolichocephalism quality or condition of having a skull that is long relative to its width
Definitions
- dolichocephaly, dolichocephalism quality or condition of having a skull that is long relative to its width
Ancestry of “pitkäkalloisuus”, step by step
pitkäkalloisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pitkäkalloinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pitkäkalloinen | dolichocephalic of a person or animal, having a head that is long from front to back relative to its width from left to right |
| 2 | Finnish | pitkä | long; tall; Short for pitkä kiekko |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pitkä | long; tall |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 5 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 7 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |