Where does “merkki” come from?
merkki (Finnish) comes from Old Swedish mærki, from Old Norse merki, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.
merkki (Finnish): mark, sign; character; symbol
Definitions
- mark, sign; character; symbol
Ancestry of “merkki”, step by step
merkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Swedish mærki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | mærki | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | merki | boundary |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |
via Danish mærke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | mærke | mark, sign, label, tag; mark, trace {(q|visible... |