Where does “korko” come from?

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

korko (Finnish): heel; interest, interest rate; stress

Definitions

  1. heel; interest, interest rate; stress

Ancestry of “korko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorkeahigh; tall, high
2Proto-Finnickorkedatall, high

Words derived from “korko”

Every word from Proto-Finnic korkeda →Every word from Finnish korkea →
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