Where does “馬爾凱” come from?

馬爾凱 (Chinese) comes from Italian Marche, from Italian marca, from Proto-Germanic marką, from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs — boundary, border.

Ancestry of “馬爾凱”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianMarche—
2Italianmarcabrand, make or trademark; stamp; march
3Proto-Germanicmarkąmark, sign, stamp
4Proto-Indo-European*mórǵsboundary, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs →Every word from Proto-Germanic marką →Every word from Italian marca →