Where does “kunniamerkki” come from?

kunniamerkki (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.

kunniamerkki (Finnish): decoration (of honor), badge (of honor), medal mark of honor to be worn upon the person, especially one bestowed by the state

Definitions

decoration (of honor), badge (of honor), medal mark of honor to be worn upon the person, especially one bestowed by the state

Ancestry of “kunniamerkki”, step by step

kunniamerkki 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 kunnia

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	kunnia	honor; glory; credit, honor
2	Proto-Finnic	*kunnija	kin, family
3	Proto-Germanic	kunją	kin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
4	Proto-Indo-European	ǵn̥h₁yom	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	ǵenh₁-	to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “kunniamerkki”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →