Where does “poltinmerkki” come from?

poltinmerkki (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.

poltinmerkki (Finnish): stigma, branding

Definitions

  1. stigma, branding

Ancestry of “poltinmerkki”, step by step

poltinmerkki 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 poltin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoltinburner; First-person singular indicative past...
2Finnishpolttaato burn; to burn, sunburn; to burn, waste
3Proto-Finnicpolttadakto burn
4Proto-Finnicpaladakto burn, to be burning
5Proto-Uralicpala-to devour, eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse merki →