Where does “kysymysmerkki” come from?

kysymysmerkki (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.

kysymysmerkki (Finnish): Question mark, interrogation mark, interrogation...

Definitions

  1. Question mark, interrogation mark, interrogation...

Ancestry of “kysymysmerkki”, step by step

kysymysmerkki 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 kysymys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkysymysquestion; issue, problem
2FinnishkysyäTo ask, inquire/enquire; To take, require,...
3Proto-Finnicküsüdäkto ask, to enquire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse merki →