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Where does “markka” come from?

markka (Finnish) comes from German mark, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

markka (Finnish): abbreviations mk, FIM; former Finnish currency,...

Definitions

  1. abbreviations mk, FIM; former Finnish currency,...

Ancestry of “markka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmark—
2LatinMārcus—
3LatinMartīnus—
4Latin-īnus—
5Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “markka”

  • markka
  • mummonmarkka
  • markat
  • markka-aika
  • saksanmarkka
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →