markka.
markka, (Finnish) mark (former currency of Finland, replaced by the euro in 1999/2002) (abbreviations mk, FIM)
Meaning & usage
markka, (Finnish) mark (former currency of Finland, replaced by the euro in 1999/2002) (abbreviations mk, FIM)
sata markkaa
Kynät maksavat markan kappale.
mark (a currency used in many European countries, notably Germany and Finland; currently in use only in Bosnia and Herzegovina, see: convertible mark)
ellipsis of Saksan markka or saksanmarkka
a one-mark coin or note (see markanraha)
unit of measure for weight equivalent to half a Scandinavian pound or 212.56 grams
money or wealth
hundred, especially of speed
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Finnic *markka, borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?] or directly from Proto-Germanic *marką. Originally used for a unit of weight; it was adopted as the name for the Finnish currency in 1860. The name was proposed by Elias Lönnrot.
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