Where does “koroton” come from?

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

koroton (Finnish): interest-free

Definitions

  1. interest-free

Ancestry of “koroton”, step by step

koroton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish korko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorkoheel; interest, interest rate; stress
2Finnishkorkeahigh; tall, high
3Proto-Finnickorkedatall, high

via Finnish ton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtonGenitive singular form of toi; Accusative...

Words derived from “koroton”

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