Where does “savukemerkki” come from?

savukemerkki (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.

savukemerkki (Finnish): brand of cigarettes

Definitions

  1. brand of cigarettes

Ancestry of “savukemerkki”, step by step

savukemerkki 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 savuke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsavukeA cigarette
2Finnishsavusmoke; a residential building with a chimney, a...
3Proto-Finnicsavu—
4Proto-Finno-Permicsawe—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse merki →