Where does “häpeämerkki” come from?

häpeämerkki (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.

häpeämerkki (Finnish): stigma mark of shame

Definitions

  1. stigma mark of shame

Ancestry of “häpeämerkki”, step by step

häpeämerkki 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 häpeä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhäpeäshame; a shameful thing; inflection of hävetä: ##...
2Proto-Finnichäpedäshame
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse merki →