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Where does “polvenkorkuinen” come from?

polvenkorkuinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish korkuinen, from Finnish korkeus, from Proto-Finnic korkeduc, from Proto-Finnic korkeda — tall, high.

polvenkorkuinen (Finnish): knee-high

Definitions

  1. knee-high

Ancestry of “polvenkorkuinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorkuinen—
2Finnishkorkeusheight; altitude
3Proto-Finnickorkeducheight; altitude
4Proto-Finnickorkedatall, high
Every word from Proto-Finnic korkeda →