Where does “taimekaitsemürk” come from?

taimekaitsemürk (Estonian) comes from Estonian mürk, from Proto-Finnic mürkkü, from Proto-Finnic merkkü.

taimekaitsemürk (Estonian): pesticide

Definitions

  1. pesticide

Ancestry of “taimekaitsemürk”, step by step

taimekaitsemürk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian mürk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianmürkpoison, venom
2Proto-Finnicmürkküpoison
3Proto-Finnicmerkkü—

via Estonian taimekaitse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniantaimekaitse—
Every word from Proto-Finnic merkkü →Every word from Proto-Finnic mürkkü →Every word from Estonian mürk →