Where does “merkkiviuhka” come from?

merkkiviuhka (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.

merkkiviuhka (Finnish): (hand) fan used to indicate strategy

Definitions

  1. (hand) fan used to indicate strategy

Ancestry of “merkkiviuhka”, step by step

merkkiviuhka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish merkki

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

via Finnish viuhka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviuhkahand fan, fan; fan; luck
2Finnish-kkäFront vowel variant of -kka
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse merki →