Where does “syntymämerkkinen” come from?

syntymämerkkinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish syntymämerkki, 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.

syntymämerkkinen (Finnish): with a birthmark

Definitions

  1. with a birthmark

Ancestry of “syntymämerkkinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsyntymämerkkiA birthmark
2Finnishmerkkimark, sign; character; symbol
3Old Swedishmærki—
4Old Norsemerkiboundary
5Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →