Where does “korvamerkitä” come from?

korvamerkitä (Finnish) comes from Finnish korvamerkki, 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.

korvamerkitä (Finnish): to earmark

Definitions

  1. to earmark

Ancestry of “korvamerkitä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorvamerkkiearmark; ear tag
2Finnishmerkkimark, sign; character; symbol
3Old Swedishmærki—
4Old Norsemerkiboundary
5Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse merki →