Where does “korvausmerkki” come from?

korvausmerkki (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.

korvausmerkki (Finnish): wildcard character

Definitions

  1. wildcard character

Ancestry of “korvausmerkki”, step by step

korvausmerkki 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 korvaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorvauscompensation, reimbursement, reparation
2Finnishkorvatato replace, take the place of; to pay...
3Finnishkorvaear; edge, border; handle
4Proto-Finnickorvaear; side part; handle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse merki →