Where does “hüüumärk” come from?
hüüumärk (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.
hüüumärk (Estonian): exclamation mark
Ancestry of “hüüumärk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | märk | sign; character; badge |
| 2 | German | Marke | mark , brand; stamp |
| 3 | French | marque | mark; brand; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | Frankish | mark | mark, sign |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |