Where does “korkoerä” come from?

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

korkoerä (Finnish): interest instalment, interest payment

Definitions

  1. interest instalment, interest payment

Ancestry of “korkoerä”, step by step

korkoerä 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 erä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheräbatch; lot; Short for maksuerä
2Proto-Finniceräapart, separate
3Proto-Finno-Ugriceräapart
Every word from Proto-Finnic korkeda →Every word from Finnish korkea →Every word from Finnish korko →