Where does “merkkivuosi” come from?

merkkivuosi (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.

merkkivuosi (Finnish): anniversary, a year that marks a milestone

Definitions

  1. anniversary, a year that marks a milestone

Ancestry of “merkkivuosi”, step by step

merkkivuosi 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 vuosi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvuosiyear
2Proto-Finnicvoociyear
3Proto-Finnicoote—
4Proto-Uralicëdeyear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse merki →