Where does “korkokanta” come from?

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

korkokanta (Finnish): interest rate, rate of interest

Definitions

  1. interest rate, rate of interest

Ancestry of “korkokanta”, step by step

korkokanta 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 kanta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkantastem; position, opinion, point of view, account;...
2Proto-Finnickantaheel
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickanta—
Every word from Proto-Finnic korkeda →Every word from Finnish korkea →Every word from Finnish korko →