Where does “pituuskaltevuus” come from?

pituuskaltevuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaltevuus, from Finnish kalteva, from Finnish -vä — Front vowel variant of -va.

pituuskaltevuus (Finnish): gradient of a rail track or road, grade

Definitions

  1. gradient of a rail track or road, grade

Ancestry of “pituuskaltevuus”, step by step

pituuskaltevuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaltevuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaltevuusslope, obliquity; camber
2Finnishkaltevasloping, inclined, slanted
3Finnish-väFront vowel variant of -va

via Finnish pituus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpituuslength; longitude; height
2Proto-Finnicpiduclength
Every word from Finnish -vä →Every word from Finnish kalteva →Every word from Finnish kaltevuus →
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