Where does “sivukaltevuus” come from?

sivukaltevuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaltevuus, from Finnish kalteva, from Finnish -vä — Front vowel variant of -va.

sivukaltevuus (Finnish): crossfall, cross slope

Definitions

  1. crossfall, cross slope

Ancestry of “sivukaltevuus”, step by step

sivukaltevuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaltevuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaltevuusslope, obliquity; camber
2Finnishkaltevasloping, inclined, slanted
3Finnish-väFront vowel variant of -va

via Finnish sivu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsivupage, side; side; flank
Every word from Finnish -vä →Every word from Finnish kalteva →Every word from Finnish kaltevuus →