Where does “boastamearka” come from?

boastamearka (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami mearka, from Old Norse mark, from Proto-Germanic marką, from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs — boundary, border.

boastamearka (Northern Sami): postage stamp

Definitions

  1. postage stamp

Ancestry of “boastamearka”, step by step

boastamearka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami mearka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samimearkamark; sign; indication
2Old Norsemark—
3Proto-Germanicmarkąmark, sign, stamp
4Proto-Indo-European*mórǵsboundary, border

via Northern Sami boasta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samiboastapost, mail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs →Every word from Proto-Germanic marką →Every word from Old Norse mark →