Where does “marka” come from?
marka (Basque) comes from Spanish marca, from Late Latin marca, from Frankish markōn, from Proto-Germanic markōną, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.
marka (Basque): sign, mark
Definitions
- sign, mark
Ancestry of “marka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | marca | brand; mark; print |
| 2 | Late Latin | marca | boundary-mark, boundary, limit; borderland,... |
| 3 | Frankish | markōn | to mark, mark out, to press with the foot |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | markōną | to mark; to notice |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |