Where does “saappaankorko” come from?

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

saappaankorko (Finnish): high heel of a boot

Definitions

  1. high heel of a boot

Ancestry of “saappaankorko”, step by step

saappaankorko 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 saapas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaapasboot
2Old East Slavicсапогъ—
3Proto-Slavicsapogъ—
Every word from Proto-Finnic korkeda →Every word from Finnish korkea →Every word from Finnish korko →
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