Where does “liikemerkintä” come from?

liikemerkintä (Finnish) comes from Finnish merkintä, from Finnish merkitä, 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.

liikemerkintä (Finnish): commercial designation, business designation

Definitions

  1. commercial designation, business designation

Ancestry of “liikemerkintä”, step by step

liikemerkintä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish merkintä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmerkintämarking; entry, booking, recording
2Finnishmerkitäto mark, check off, tick off, tag, stamp, brand;...
3Finnishmerkkimark, sign; character; symbol
4Old Swedishmærki
5Old Norsemerkiboundary
6Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

via Finnish liike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliikemotion; movement; shop, business
2Finnishliikkuato move, stir; to travel, go; to exercise
3Proto-Finniclikudakmove
4Proto-Uraliclikke-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic markōEvery word from Old Norse merki