Where does “merkkauslanka” come from?

merkkauslanka (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.

Ancestry of “merkkauslanka”, step by step

merkkauslanka 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 lanka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlankayarn; thread; wire
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*lanka—
3Proto-Germaniclangô—
4Proto-Germaniclangazlong
5Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse merki →
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