Where does “kasvainmerkkiaine” come from?

kasvainmerkkiaine (Finnish) comes from Finnish merkkiaine, 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.

kasvainmerkkiaine (Finnish): tumor marker, tumour marker

Definitions

  1. tumor marker, tumour marker

Ancestry of “kasvainmerkkiaine”, step by step

kasvainmerkkiaine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish merkkiaine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmerkkiainetracer substance
2Finnishmerkkimark, sign; character; symbol
3Old Swedishmærki—
4Old Norsemerkiboundary
5Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

via Finnish kasvain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasvaintumour/tumor
2Finnishkasvaato grow
3Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse merki →