Where does “kaksimerkityksinen” come from?

kaksimerkityksinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish merkitys, 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.

kaksimerkityksinen (Finnish): having two meanings

Definitions

  1. having two meanings

Ancestry of “kaksimerkityksinen”, step by step

kaksimerkityksinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish merkitys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmerkitysmeaning, contents; value, importance, role
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 kaksi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaksitwo
2Proto-Finnickakcitwo
3Proto-Uralic*kakta—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse merki →