Where does “pehmennysmerkki” come from?

pehmennysmerkki (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.

pehmennysmerkki (Finnish): palatalization sign, soft sign

Definitions

  1. palatalization sign, soft sign

Ancestry of “pehmennysmerkki”, step by step

pehmennysmerkki 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 pehmennys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpehmennyssoftening
2Finnishpehmentääto soften, make soft or softer
3Finnishpehmeäsoft; silky; smooth
4Proto-Finnicpehmedäsoft
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse merki →