Where does “tunnusmerkillinen” come from?

tunnusmerkillinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tunnusmerkki, 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.

tunnusmerkillinen (Finnish): characteristic, emblematic

Definitions

characteristic, emblematic

Ancestry of “tunnusmerkillinen”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	tunnusmerkki	feature, characteristic, hallmark
2	Finnish	merkki	mark, sign; character; symbol
3	Old Swedish	mærki	—
4	Old Norse	merki	boundary
5	Proto-Germanic	markō	border, boundary; region, area
6	Proto-Indo-European	morǵ-	edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

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