Where does “tunnusmerkki” come from?
tunnusmerkki (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.
tunnusmerkki (Finnish): feature, characteristic, hallmark
Definitions
- feature, characteristic, hallmark
Ancestry of “tunnusmerkki”, step by step
tunnusmerkki traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish merkki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | merkki | mark, sign; character; symbol |
| 2 | Old Swedish | mærki | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | merki | boundary |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |
via Finnish tunnus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tunnus | marking; insignia, emblem, seal, banner; sign,... |
| 2 | Finnish | tuntea | to feel, sense; to know, be familiar with |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | tuntedak | to know; to feel |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | tumte- | to know |
via Ingrian tunnus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | tunnus | attribute |