Where does “korostekynä” come from?

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

korostekynä (Finnish): highlighter, highlight pen

Definitions

  1. highlighter, highlight pen

Ancestry of “korostekynä”, step by step

korostekynä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish koroste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorostehighlight
2Finnishkorostaato emphasize, highlight, accentuate
3Finnishkorkoheel; interest, interest rate; stress
4Finnishkorkeahigh; tall, high
5Proto-Finnickorkedatall, high

via Finnish kynä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkynäpencil; pen; quill, hollow shaft
2Proto-Finnickünätrough
3Proto-Finno-Permicküńä—
Every word from Proto-Finnic korkeda →Every word from Finnish korkea →Every word from Finnish korko →