Where does “osamerkkijono” come from?

osamerkkijono (Finnish) comes from Finnish merkkijono, 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.

osamerkkijono (Finnish): substring

Definitions

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Ancestry of “osamerkkijono”, step by step

osamerkkijono traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish merkkijono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmerkkijonostring
2Finnishmerkkimark, sign; character; symbol
3Old Swedishmærki—
4Old Norsemerkiboundary
5Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

via Finnish osa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishosapart; piece; proportion, section
2Proto-Finnicosapart
3Proto-Uraliconćapart, share (of meat?)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse merki →