Where does “eurokorko” come from?

eurokorko (Finnish) comes from Finnish korko, from Finnish korkea, from Proto-Finnic korkeda — tall, high.

eurokorko (Finnish): euro rate

Definitions

  1. euro rate

Ancestry of “eurokorko”, step by step

eurokorko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish korko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorkoheel; interest, interest rate; stress
2Finnishkorkeahigh; tall, high
3Proto-Finnickorkedatall, high

via Finnish euro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheuroeuro currency
Every word from Proto-Finnic korkeda →Every word from Finnish korkea →Every word from Finnish korko →