Where does “palautusmerkki” come from?

palautusmerkki (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.

palautusmerkki (Finnish): natural sign, natural symbol ♮

Definitions

  1. natural sign, natural symbol ♮

Ancestry of “palautusmerkki”, step by step

palautusmerkki 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 palautus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalautusrefund; return
2Finnishpalauttaato return; to return, restore, revert
3Finnishmielimood; sense, meaning; mind
4Proto-Finnicmeelione's senses, mind
5Proto-Finno-Permicmäle—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse merki →