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
- height of an animal as measured at the withers
Ancestry of “säkäkorkeus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | säkä | The withers; luck |
| 2 | Russian | сча́стье | — |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | съчастиѥ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | sъčęstьje | happiness |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | sъ- | good |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁su- | good |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wes- | good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast |