Where does “kaavamerkintä” come from?

kaavamerkintä (Finnish) comes from Finnish merkintä, from Finnish merkitä, 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.

kaavamerkintä (Finnish): the notation used in (zoning) plans; planning symbols

Definitions

  1. the notation used in (zoning) plans; planning symbols

Ancestry of “kaavamerkintä”, step by step

kaavamerkintä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish merkintä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmerkintämarking; entry, booking, recording
2Finnishmerkitäto mark, check off, tick off, tag, stamp, brand;...
3Finnishmerkkimark, sign; character; symbol
4Old Swedishmærki
5Old Norsemerkiboundary
6Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

via Finnish kaava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaavapattern; layout; formula
2Proto-Germanicskawwōnąto look, see, watch
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic markōEvery word from Old Norse merki