Where does “marski” come from?
marski (Finnish) comes from Finnish sotamarsalkka, from Finnish marsalkka, from Swedish marskalk, from Middle Low German marschalk, from Frankish marhskalk, from Proto-Germanic *marhaskalk, from Proto-Germanic *marh, from Proto-Germanic marhaz — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
marski (Finnish): salt marsh
Definitions
- salt marsh
Ancestry of “marski”, step by step
marski traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sotamarsalkka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sotamarsalkka | field marshal |
| 2 | Finnish | marsalkka | marshal |
| 3 | Swedish | marskalk | a marshal |
| 4 | Middle Low German | marschalk | — |
| 5 | Frankish | marhskalk | servant assigned to horses; equerry |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *marhaskalk | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *marh | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | marhaz | horse |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | skalkaz | servant |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
via German marsch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | marsch | march |
| 2 | French | marché | market; deal, contract; past participle of... |
| 3 | French | marcher | to walk; to travel; to move; to march; to work,... |
| 4 | Middle French | marcher | to walk |
| 5 | Old French | marchier | to walk; to travel by foot |
| 6 | Frankish | markōn | to mark, mark out, to press with the foot |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | markōną | to mark; to notice |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |
via Old Polish marsk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | marsk | — |