Where does “merkinantolyhty” come from?

merkinantolyhty (Finnish) comes from Finnish merkinanto, 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.

merkinantolyhty (Finnish): signal lantern

Definitions

signal lantern

Ancestry of “merkinantolyhty”, step by step

merkinantolyhty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish merkinanto

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	merkinanto	signaling
2	Finnish	merkki	mark, sign; character; symbol
3	Old Swedish	mærki	—
4	Old Norse	merki	boundary
5	Proto-Germanic	markō	border, boundary; region, area
6	Proto-Indo-European	morǵ-	edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

via Finnish lyhty

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	lyhty	lantern; any plant of the genus Ceropegia; the...
2	Swedish	lykta	a lantern, a handheld lamp; bald face, a horse...
3	Middle Low German	luchte	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse merki →