Where does “merkkauskynä” come from?

merkkauskynä (Finnish) comes from Finnish merkkaus, from Finnish merkata, 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.

merkkauskynä (Finnish): marker pen

Definitions

  1. marker pen

Ancestry of “merkkauskynä”, step by step

merkkauskynä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish merkkaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmerkkausmarking
2FinnishmerkataTo mark
3Finnishmerkkimark, sign; character; symbol
4Old Swedishmærki—
5Old Norsemerkiboundary
6Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

via Finnish kynä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkynäpencil; pen; quill, hollow shaft
2Proto-Finnickünätrough
3Proto-Finno-Permicküńä—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse merki →