Where does “korostuskynä” come from?
korostuskynä (Finnish) comes from Finnish korostus, from Finnish korostaa, from Finnish korko, from Finnish korkea, from Proto-Finnic korkeda — tall, high.
korostuskynä (Finnish): highlighter
Ancestry of “korostuskynä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | korostus | accent; highlighting, stress |
| 2 | Finnish | korostaa | to emphasize, highlight, accentuate |
| 3 | Finnish | korko | heel; interest, interest rate; stress |
| 4 | Finnish | korkea | high; tall, high |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | korkeda | tall, high |