Where does “tarramerkki” come from?

tarramerkki (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.

tarramerkki (Finnish): (self-)adhesive stamp

Definitions

  1. (self-)adhesive stamp

Ancestry of “tarramerkki”, step by step

tarramerkki 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 tarra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtarrasticker, decal
2Finnishtarratato grab something; to stick to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse merki →