Where does “merkkinen” come from?

merkkinen (Finnish) comes 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.

merkkinen (Finnish): Used with a word in genitive to mean "with a make, brand, sign, etc."

Definitions

  1. Used with a word in genitive to mean "with a make, brand, sign, etc."

Ancestry of “merkkinen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “merkkinen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse merki →