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

  1. signal lantern

Ancestry of “merkinantolyhty”, step by step

merkinantolyhty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish merkinanto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmerkinantosignaling
2Finnishmerkkimark, sign; character; symbol
3Old Swedishmærki—
4Old Norsemerkiboundary
5Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

via Finnish lyhty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlyhtylantern; any plant of the genus Ceropegia; the...
2Swedishlyktaa lantern, a handheld lamp; bald face, a horse...
3Middle Low Germanluchte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse merki →