Where does “tuntomerkki” come from?

tuntomerkki (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.

tuntomerkki (Finnish): characteristic, speciality, hallmark, distinguishing mark

Definitions

  1. characteristic, speciality, hallmark, distinguishing mark

Ancestry of “tuntomerkki”, step by step

tuntomerkki 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 tunto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuntotouch; feeling, sensation
2Finnishtunteato feel, sense; to know, be familiar with
3Proto-Finnictuntedakto know; to feel
4Proto-Uralictumte-to know

Words derived from “tuntomerkki”

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