Where does “korkokausi” come from?

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

korkokausi (Finnish): interest period

Definitions

  1. interest period

Ancestry of “korkokausi”, step by step

korkokausi 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 kausi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkausiperiod, age, epoch, season; term; period
2Proto-Finnickauci(section of a) road, way, path; part of a journey
3Proto-Finno-Permickawteroad? way? passage ?
Every word from Proto-Finnic korkeda →Every word from Finnish korkea →Every word from Finnish korko →