Where does “taajamamerkki” come from?

taajamamerkki (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.

taajamamerkki (Finnish): a traffic sign indicating the beginning or end of a taajama

Definitions

a traffic sign indicating the beginning or end of a taajama

Ancestry of “taajamamerkki”, step by step

taajamamerkki 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 taajama

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	taajama	populated community, population centre,...
2	Finnish	mä	I
3	Finnish	minä	I; ego; self
4	Proto-Finnic	minä	I, me
5	Uralic	*minä	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse merki →