Where does “putouskorkeus” come from?
putouskorkeus (Finnish) comes from Finnish korkeus, from Proto-Finnic korkeduc, from Proto-Finnic korkeda — tall, high.
putouskorkeus (Finnish): height of a fall or a drop
Definitions
- height of a fall or a drop
Ancestry of “putouskorkeus”, step by step
putouskorkeus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish korkeus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | korkeus | height; altitude |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | korkeduc | height; altitude |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | korkeda | tall, high |
via Finnish putous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | putous | fall, drop; slope; waterfall |
| 2 | Finnish | pudota | to fall (from an elevated position); to fall down, fall off; to drop, slip |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pudot'ak | to fall off |