Where does “nimimerkki” come from?

nimimerkki (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.

nimimerkki (Finnish): A pen name, alias; nickname, nick

Definitions

  1. A pen name, alias; nickname, nick

Ancestry of “nimimerkki”, step by step

nimimerkki 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 nimi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniminame
2Finnish-iäiset—

Words derived from “nimimerkki”

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