Where does “korkorahasto” come from?

korkorahasto (Finnish) comes from Finnish rahasto, from Finnish raha, from Proto-Finnic raha, from Proto-Germanic skrahō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

korkorahasto (Finnish): bond fund, fixed-income fund; a fund investing in interest rate instruments

Definitions

  1. bond fund, fixed-income fund; a fund investing in interest rate instruments

Ancestry of “korkorahasto”, step by step

korkorahasto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rahasto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrahastofund; war chest
2Finnishrahamoney; money, cash; money, wealth
3Proto-Finnicrahasquirrel pelt; money
4Proto-Germanicskrahōdry animal skin
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Finnish korko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorkoheel; interest, interest rate; stress
2Finnishkorkeahigh; tall, high
3Proto-Finnickorkedatall, high
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrahō →