Where does “samankorkuinen” come from?

samankorkuinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish sama, from Proto-Germanic samaz, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

samankorkuinen (Finnish): of or having the same height

Definitions

  1. of or having the same height

Ancestry of “samankorkuinen”, step by step

samankorkuinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsamasame
2Proto-Germanicsamazsame, alike
3Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Finnish korkuinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorkuinen(as) high (as), having the height (of)
2Finnishkorkeusheight; altitude
3Proto-Finnickorkeducheight; altitude
4Proto-Finnickorkedatall, high
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →