Where does “tavaramerkkinimi” come from?

tavaramerkkinimi (Finnish) comes from Finnish tavaramerkki, 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.

tavaramerkkinimi (Finnish): name brand

Definitions

  1. name brand

Ancestry of “tavaramerkkinimi”, step by step

tavaramerkkinimi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tavaramerkki

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

via Finnish nimi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniminame
2Finnish-iäiset—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse merki →