Where does “kohdistusmerkki” come from?

kohdistusmerkki (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.

kohdistusmerkki (Finnish): alignment mark

Definitions

  1. alignment mark

Ancestry of “kohdistusmerkki”, step by step

kohdistusmerkki 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 kohdistus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkohdistusfocusing
2Finnishkohdistaato focus; to target; to allocate
3Finnishkohtapresently, soon; place, location, spot; A...
4Proto-Finnickoktaplace, location, spot
5Proto-Uralickoptaplace
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse merki →