Where does “tunnusmerkistö” come from?

tunnusmerkistö (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.

tunnusmerkistö (Finnish): statutory definition, definitional elements of a criminal offence

Definitions

  1. statutory definition, definitional elements of a criminal offence

Ancestry of “tunnusmerkistö”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tunnusmerkistö”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →