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

Definitions

  1. exclamation mark

Ancestry of “hüüumärk”, step by step

hüüumärk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian märk

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

via Estonian hüüd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianhüüdshout, scream, cry
2Estonianhüüdmato yell, scream; to call, designate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Frankish mark →