Where does “tukikorkeus” come from?

tukikorkeus (Finnish) comes from Finnish korkeus, from Proto-Finnic korkeduc, from Proto-Finnic korkeda — tall, high.

tukikorkeus (Finnish): heel height the distance from the top of the wall to the top of the roof rafter directly on top of that wall

Definitions

  1. heel height the distance from the top of the wall to the top of the roof rafter directly on top of that wall

Ancestry of “tukikorkeus”, step by step

tukikorkeus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish korkeus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorkeusheight; altitude
2Proto-Finnickorkeducheight; altitude
3Proto-Finnickorkedatall, high

via Finnish tuki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtukisupport; back, backing; strut, prop, crutch
2Proto-Finnictukisupport
Every word from Proto-Finnic korkeda →