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

Definitions

  1. highlighter

Ancestry of “korostuskynä”, step by step

korostuskynä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish korostus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorostusaccent; highlighting, stress
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 →