Where does “ohjauskorko” come from?

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

ohjauskorko (Finnish): key central bank interest rate, central bank...

Definitions

  1. key central bank interest rate, central bank...

Ancestry of “ohjauskorko”, step by step

ohjauskorko 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 ohjaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishohjauscontrol, guidance, steering, instruction;...
2Finnishohjatato steer, pilot, navigate, drive a vehicle; to...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ohjat'ak—
Every word from Proto-Finnic korkeda →Every word from Finnish korkea →Every word from Finnish korko →