Where does “pituussuunta” come from?

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

pituussuunta (Finnish): the direction of length; lengthwise direction, longitudinal direction

Definitions

  1. the direction of length; lengthwise direction, longitudinal direction

Ancestry of “pituussuunta”, step by step

pituussuunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pituus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpituuslength; longitude; height
2Proto-Finnicpiduclength

via Finnish suunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuuntadirection; hand; path

Words derived from “pituussuunta”

Every word from Proto-Finnic piduc →Every word from Finnish pituus →