Where does “tiheyskorkeus” come from?

tiheyskorkeus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tiheys, from Finnish tiheä, from Proto-Finnic tihedä — dense, thick.

tiheyskorkeus (Finnish): density altitude

Definitions

  1. density altitude

Ancestry of “tiheyskorkeus”, step by step

tiheyskorkeus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tiheys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtiheysdensity; frequency; rate
2Finnishtiheädense, thick
3Proto-Finnictihedädense, thick

via Finnish korkeus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorkeusheight; altitude
2Proto-Finnickorkeducheight; altitude
3Proto-Finnickorkedatall, high
Every word from Proto-Finnic tihedä →