Where does “lateraalimerkki” come from?

lateraalimerkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish lateraali, from Latin laterālis, from Latin lātus, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

lateraalimerkki (Finnish): lateral mark

Definitions

  1. lateral mark

Ancestry of “lateraalimerkki”, step by step

lateraalimerkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lateraali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlateraalilateral
2LatinlaterālisOf or belonging to the side; lateral
3Latinlātuswide, broad
4LatincaudaA tail
5Proto-Italickaudātail
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic kaudā →Every word from Latin cauda →