Where does “korkonimi” come from?

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

korkonimi (Finnish): A nickname (often a derisive one) given to a person that refers to their traits, behaviour, occupation or something that happened to them

Definitions

  1. A nickname (often a derisive one) given to a person that refers to their traits, behaviour, occupation or something that happened to them

Ancestry of “korkonimi”, step by step

korkonimi 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 nimi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniminame
2Finnish-iäiset—
Every word from Proto-Finnic korkeda →Every word from Finnish korkea →Every word from Finnish korko →