Where does “rautakorko” come from?

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

rautakorko (Finnish): iron heel

Definitions

  1. iron heel

Ancestry of “rautakorko”, step by step

rautakorko 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 rauta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrautairon; shackles, irons; act of getting or state of...
2Proto-Finnicrautairon
Every word from Proto-Finnic korkeda →Every word from Finnish korkea →Every word from Finnish korko →