Where does “tulvakorkeus” come from?

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

tulvakorkeus (Finnish): flood level, flood height, floodwater height

Definitions

  1. flood level, flood height, floodwater height

Ancestry of “tulvakorkeus”, step by step

tulvakorkeus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish korkeus

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

via Finnish tulva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtulvaflood
Every word from Proto-Finnic korkeda
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