Where does “räystäskorkeus” come from?

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

räystäskorkeus (Finnish): eaves height, eave height

Definitions

  1. eaves height, eave height

Ancestry of “räystäskorkeus”, step by step

räystäskorkeus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish korkeus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorkeusheight; altitude
2Proto-Finnickorkeducheight; altitude
3Proto-Finnickorkedatall, high

via Finnish räystäs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishräystäseaves
2Proto-Finnicräüstäseaves
3Proto-Germanichraustazstrong
Every word from Proto-Finnic korkeda →
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