Where does “säkäkorkeus” come from?

säkäkorkeus (Finnish) comes from Finnish säkä, from Russian сча́стье, from Old East Slavic съчастиѥ, from Proto-Slavic sъčęstьje, from Proto-Slavic sъ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

säkäkorkeus (Finnish): height of an animal as measured at the withers

Definitions

  1. height of an animal as measured at the withers

Ancestry of “säkäkorkeus”, step by step

säkäkorkeus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish säkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsäkäThe withers; luck
2Russianсча́стьеhappiness, good luck
3Old East Slavicсъчастиѥ—
4Proto-Slavicsъčęstьjehappiness
5Proto-Slavicsъ-good
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast

via Finnish korkeus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorkeusheight; altitude
2Proto-Finnickorkeducheight; altitude
3Proto-Finnickorkedatall, high
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sъ- →