Where does “korkomarginaali” come from?

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

korkomarginaali (Finnish): interest margin, interest rate margin

Definitions

  1. interest margin, interest rate margin

Ancestry of “korkomarginaali”, step by step

korkomarginaali 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 marginaali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmarginaalimargin
2Swedishmarginala margin
Every word from Proto-Finnic korkeda →