Where does “korkotulo” come from?

korkotulo (Finnish) comes from Finnish tulo, from Finnish tulla, from Proto-Finnic tuldak, from Proto-Uralic tole-, from Hungarian -ál, from Hungarian -l, from Proto-Uralic -l.

korkotulo (Finnish): interest income

Definitions

  1. interest income

Ancestry of “korkotulo”, step by step

korkotulo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tulo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtulocoming, arrival; product; income
2Finnishtullato come; to become, get, go, turn; to have to do,...
3Proto-Finnictuldakto come
4Proto-Uralictole-to come
5Hungarian-álSame as -l with the "-á-" linking vowel. Used for...
6Hungarian-lAppended to a noun, an adjective or less...
7Proto-Uralic-l

via Finnish korko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorkoheel; interest, interest rate; stress
2Finnishkorkeahigh; tall, high
3Proto-Finnickorkedatall, high
Every word from Proto-Uralic -lEvery word from Hungarian -álEvery word from Proto-Uralic tole-