Where does “korkokuukausi” come from?

korkokuukausi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuukausi, from Finnish Kuu, from Finnish kuusi, from Proto-Finnic kuuci, from Proto-Uralic kutte — ridge; six.

korkokuukausi (Finnish): interest month

Definitions

  1. interest month

Ancestry of “korkokuukausi”, step by step

korkokuukausi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuukausi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkuukausiA month
2FinnishKuuThe Moon the satellite of the Earth
3Finnishkuusisix; spruce; Norway spruce, "Picea abies"
4Proto-Finnickuucisix
5Proto-Uralickutteridge; six

via Finnish korko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorkoheel; interest, interest rate; stress
2Finnishkorkeahigh; tall, high
3Proto-Finnickorkedatall, high
Every word from Proto-Uralic kutte →Every word from Proto-Finnic kuuci →Every word from Finnish kuusi →
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