Where does “sivupituus” come from?

sivupituus (Finnish) comes from Finnish pituus, from Proto-Finnic piduc — length.

sivupituus (Finnish): side length, length on or from the side

Definitions

  1. side length, length on or from the side

Ancestry of “sivupituus”, step by step

sivupituus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pituus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpituuslength; longitude; height
2Proto-Finnicpiduclength

via Finnish sivu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsivupage, side; side; flank
Every word from Proto-Finnic piduc →Every word from Finnish pituus →