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

polvenkorkuinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish korkuinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorkuinen(as) high (as), having the height (of)
2Finnishkorkeusheight; altitude
3Proto-Finnickorkeducheight; altitude
4Proto-Finnickorkedatall, high

via Finnish polvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpolviknee; stifle; hitch
2Proto-Finnicpolviknee
3Proto-Uralicpolweknee
Every word from Proto-Finnic korkeda →Every word from Proto-Finnic korkeduc →Every word from Finnish korkeus →