Where does “tasoitusmerkki” come from?

tasoitusmerkki (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.

tasoitusmerkki (Finnish): natural sign

Definitions

  1. natural sign

Ancestry of “tasoitusmerkki”, step by step

tasoitusmerkki 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 tasoitus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtasoitusleveling; handicap; trim
2Finnishtasoittaato level; to flatten; to even
3Finnishtasaof equal height; of the same level
4Proto-Finnictasaeven
5Proto-Uralictaśaeven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse merki →