Where does “sukupuolituntomerkki” come from?

sukupuolituntomerkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuntomerkki, 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.

sukupuolituntomerkki (Finnish): gender characteristic

Definitions

  1. gender characteristic

Ancestry of “sukupuolituntomerkki”, step by step

sukupuolituntomerkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tuntomerkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuntomerkkicharacteristic, speciality, hallmark, distinguishing mark
2Finnishmerkkimark, sign; character; symbol
3Old Swedishmærki—
4Old Norsemerkiboundary
5Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

via Finnish sukupuoli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsukupuolisex, gender
2Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
3Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
4Proto-Uralicpälähalf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse merki →