Where does “halpakorkoinen” come from?

halpakorkoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish halpa, from Proto-Finnic halpa, from Proto-Germanic salwaz, from Proto-Indo-European salw-.

halpakorkoinen (Finnish): with low or cheap interest

Definitions

  1. with low or cheap interest

Ancestry of “halpakorkoinen”, step by step

halpakorkoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish halpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhalpacheap
2Proto-Finnichalpacheap; bad
3Proto-Germanicsalwazdusky, grey; smutty, dirty, muddy; sallow
4Proto-Indo-Europeansalw-—

via Finnish korko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorkoheel; interest, interest rate; stress
2Finnishkorkeahigh; tall, high
3Proto-Finnickorkedatall, high
Every word from Proto-Indo-European salw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic salwaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic halpa →