Where does “omistusmerkki” come from?

omistusmerkki (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.

omistusmerkki (Finnish): property mark, ownership mark

Definitions

  1. property mark, ownership mark

Ancestry of “omistusmerkki”, step by step

omistusmerkki 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 omistus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishomistusownership
2FinnishomistaaTo own, have, possess; To dedicate, inscribe; To...
3Finnishomaown; friendly
4Proto-Finnicomaown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse merki →