Where does “miinusmerkkinen” come from?

miinusmerkkinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish merkkinen, 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.

miinusmerkkinen (Finnish): negative

Definitions

  1. negative

Ancestry of “miinusmerkkinen”, step by step

miinusmerkkinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish merkkinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmerkkinenUsed with a word in genitive to mean "with a make, brand, sign, etc."
2Finnishmerkkimark, sign; character; symbol
3Old Swedishmærki—
4Old Norsemerkiboundary
5Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

via Finnish miinus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiinusminus; minus sign; con, minus, negative thing
2Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
3Proto-Italicminosless
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse merki →