Where does “korottomuus” come from?

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

korottomuus (Finnish): the quality of not having interest, interest waiver

Definitions

  1. the quality of not having interest, interest waiver

Ancestry of “korottomuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorotoninterest-free
2Finnishkorkoheel; interest, interest rate; stress
3Finnishkorkeahigh; tall, high
4Proto-Finnickorkedatall, high
Every word from Proto-Finnic korkeda →Every word from Finnish korkea →Every word from Finnish korko →
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