Where does “pitkittäisharju” come from?
pitkittäisharju (Finnish) comes from Finnish pitkittäinen, from Finnish pitkittäin, from Finnish pitkä, from Proto-Finnic pitkä, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.
pitkittäisharju (Finnish): longitudinal esker
Definitions
- longitudinal esker
Ancestry of “pitkittäisharju”, step by step
pitkittäisharju traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pitkittäinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pitkittäinen | longitudinal |
| 2 | Finnish | pitkittäin | lengthwise |
| 3 | Finnish | pitkä | long; tall; Short for pitkä kiekko |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | pitkä | long; tall |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 6 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 7 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 8 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |
via Finnish harju
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | harju | esker; in colloquial language also a terminal... |
| 2 | Finnish | harja | brush; mane; crest |
| 3 | Russian | Харитон | — |
| 4 | Finnish | -nen | Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing... |
| 5 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 6 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 7 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |