Where does “eesmärk” come from?

eesmärk (Estonian) comes from Estonian märk, from German Marke, from French marque, from Frankish mark, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

eesmärk (Estonian): purpose, aim, goal, objective, end

Definitions

  1. purpose, aim, goal, objective, end

Ancestry of “eesmärk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianmärksign; character; badge
2GermanMarkemark (like trade mark), brand
3Frenchmarquemark; brand; first-person singular present...
4Frankishmarkmark, sign
5Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
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