Where does “erotinmerkki” come from?
erotinmerkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish erotin, from Finnish erottaa, from Finnish erota, from Finnish ero, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
erotinmerkki (Finnish): separator, separator character
Definitions
- separator, separator character
Ancestry of “erotinmerkki”, step by step
erotinmerkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish erotin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | erotin | separator; disconnector; First-person singular... |
| 2 | Finnish | erottaa | to separate; to divide; to fire, dismiss |
| 3 | Finnish | erota | to divorce; to differ, be different; to resign |
| 4 | Finnish | ero | difference, distinction; Short for avioero;... |
| 5 | Finnish | -o | Forms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |