Where does “korkopuristus” come from?

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

korkopuristus (Finnish): paper embossing

Definitions

  1. paper embossing

Ancestry of “korkopuristus”, step by step

korkopuristus 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 puristus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuristuspress, squeeze
2Finnish-usForms nouns from verbs, describing an action or...
3Proto-Finnic-usForms some nouns from nominal stems
Every word from Proto-Finnic korkeda →Every word from Finnish korkea →Every word from Finnish korko →