Where does “kardinaalimerkki” come from?
kardinaalimerkki (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.
kardinaalimerkki (Finnish): cardinal mark
Definitions
- cardinal mark
Ancestry of “kardinaalimerkki”, step by step
kardinaalimerkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish merkki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | merkki | mark, sign; character; symbol |
| 2 | Old Swedish | mærki | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | merki | boundary |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |
via Finnish kardinaali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kardinaali | cardinal |
| 2 | Latin | cardinālis | of or pertaining to a door hinge |
| 3 | Latin | cardō | hinge (of a door or gate), usually a pivot and socket in Roman times |
| 4 | Latin | carduus | a wild thistle; the artichoke |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |