Where does “virka-ansiomerkki” come from?

virka-ansiomerkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish ansiomerkki, 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.

virka-ansiomerkki (Finnish): badge of merit in an office

Definitions

  1. badge of merit in an office

Ancestry of “virka-ansiomerkki”, step by step

virka-ansiomerkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ansiomerkki

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

via Finnish virka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirkapost, position, office, public office; purpose,...
2Old Norsevirkja—
3Proto-Germanicwirkijanąto make, produce; to effect, make happen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse merki →