Where does “erimerkkinen” come from?

erimerkkinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish merkki, from Old Swedish mærki, from Old Norse merki, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

erimerkkinen (Finnish): discordant

Definitions

  1. discordant

Ancestry of “erimerkkinen”, step by step

erimerkkinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish merkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmerkkimark, sign; character; symbol
2Old Swedishmærki—
3Old Norsemerkiboundary
4Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

via Finnish eri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheridifferent, other, another; different, separate;...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*erei—
3Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse merki →