Where does “merkityksekäs” come from?

merkityksekäs (Finnish) comes from Finnish merkitys, 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.

merkityksekäs (Finnish): meaningful, significant

Definitions

  1. meaningful, significant

Ancestry of “merkityksekäs”, step by step

merkityksekäs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish merkitys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmerkitysmeaning, contents; value, importance, role
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 kas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaslook!, oh!, my!, behold!; look
2Finnishkatso!look!
3Finnishkatsoato look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to...
4Proto-Finnickaccodakto look
5Proto-Germanicgātijaną—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse merki →