Where does “koronkiskuri” come from?
koronkiskuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish korko, from Finnish korkea, from Proto-Finnic korkeda — tall, high.
koronkiskuri (Finnish): A usurer, shylock, loan shark
Definitions
- A usurer, shylock, loan shark
Ancestry of “koronkiskuri”, step by step
koronkiskuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish korko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | korko | heel; interest, interest rate; stress |
| 2 | Finnish | korkea | high; tall, high |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | korkeda | tall, high |
via Finnish kiskuri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kiskuri | One who charges an excessive price, rent or... |
| 2 | Finnish | kiskoa | to pull, wrench, tug, tear; to drag, lug, haul; ~... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kiskoidak | to pull, to wrench, to tear |