Where does “merkja” come from?

merkja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse merkja, from Proto-Germanic markijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

merkja (Icelandic): to mark, label; to notice; to mean, signify

Definitions

  1. to mark, label; to notice; to mean, signify

Ancestry of “merkja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemerkja—
2Proto-Germanicmarkijanąto mark; to perceive, notice
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “merkja”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →