Where does “skaalakorkeus” come from?

skaalakorkeus (Finnish) comes from Finnish skaala, from Latin scāla, from Latin scandere, from Latin scandō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- — to jump up, ascend.

skaalakorkeus (Finnish): scale height

Definitions

  1. scale height

Ancestry of “skaalakorkeus”, step by step

skaalakorkeus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish skaala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishskaalascale, scope
2Latinscālaladder
3Latinscanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4Latinscandōto climb, ascend, mount
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱend-to jump up, ascend

via Finnish korkeus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorkeusheight; altitude
2Proto-Finnickorkeducheight; altitude
3Proto-Finnickorkedatall, high
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- →