Where does “markiisikunta” come from?

markiisikunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish markiisi, from Swedish markis, from French marquis, from Old French marchis, from Latin marcliensis, from Frankish markōn, from Proto-Germanic markōną, from Proto-Germanic markō — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

markiisikunta (Finnish): march

Definitions

  1. march

Ancestry of “markiisikunta”, step by step

markiisikunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish markiisi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmarkiisiawning, blind; marquess
2Swedishmarkisawning, rooflike cover; marquess; margrave
3Frenchmarquismarquess
4Old Frenchmarchismarquis
5Latinmarcliensis—
6Frankishmarkōnto mark, mark out, to press with the foot
7Proto-Germanicmarkōnąto mark; to notice
8Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

via Finnish kunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuntamunicipality, commune; local political division;...
2Proto-Finnickuntacommunity; group of people
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickunta—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Proto-Germanic markōną →