Where does “koronkorko” come from?

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

koronkorko (Finnish): compound interest

Definitions

  1. compound interest

Ancestry of “koronkorko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorkoheel; interest, interest rate; stress
2Finnishkorkeahigh; tall, high
3Proto-Finnickorkedatall, high
Every word from Proto-Finnic korkeda →Every word from Finnish korkea →Every word from Finnish korko →