Where does “koroste” come from?

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

koroste (Finnish): highlight

Definitions

  1. highlight

Ancestry of “koroste”, step by step

koroste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish korostaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorostaato emphasize, highlight, accentuate
2Finnishkorkoheel; interest, interest rate; stress
3Finnishkorkeahigh; tall, high
4Proto-Finnickorkedatall, high

via Finnish e

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnisheE note

Words derived from “koroste”

Every word from Proto-Finnic korkeda →Every word from Finnish korkea →Every word from Finnish korko →