Where does “promillemerkki” come from?
promillemerkki (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.
promillemerkki (Finnish): per mille sign (‰)
Definitions
- per mille sign (‰)
Ancestry of “promillemerkki”, step by step
promillemerkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish merkki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | merkki | mark, sign; character; symbol |
| 2 | Old Swedish | mærki | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | merki | boundary |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |
via Finnish promille
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | promille | per mille, permille, per mil, per mill |
| 2 | Swedish | promille | permille |
| 3 | German | Promille | permille |
| 4 | Latin | [[per]] [[mille]] | — |