Where does “korkorauta” come from?

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

korkorauta (Finnish): heel plate, heel cleat; a small piece of iron or metal attached to the (bottom of a) heel in a shoe

Definitions

  1. heel plate, heel cleat; a small piece of iron or metal attached to the (bottom of a) heel in a shoe

Ancestry of “korkorauta”, step by step

korkorauta 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 rauta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrautairon; shackles, irons; act of getting or state of...
2Proto-Finnicrautairon
Every word from Proto-Finnic korkeda →Every word from Finnish korkea →Every word from Finnish korko →
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