Where does “merkinantovalo” come from?

merkinantovalo (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.

merkinantovalo (Finnish): signal light, signalling light

Definitions

  1. signal light, signalling light

Ancestry of “merkinantovalo”, step by step

merkinantovalo 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 valo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalolight
2Proto-Finnicvalolight visible radiation
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse merki →