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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

  1. salt marsh

Ancestry of “marski”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsotamarsalkkafield marshal
2Finnishmarsalkkamarshal
3Swedishmarskalka marshal
4Middle Low Germanmarschalk—
5Frankishmarhskalkservant assigned to horses; equerry
6Proto-Germanic*marhaskalk—
7Proto-Germanic*marh—
8Proto-Germanicmarhazhorse
9Proto-Germanicskalkazservant
10Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
11Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “marski”

  • marskimaa
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