Where does “marskimaa” come from?
marskimaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish marski, 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 — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
marskimaa (Finnish): salt marsh, saltmarsh
Definitions
- salt marsh, saltmarsh
Ancestry of “marskimaa”, step by step
marskimaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish marski
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | marski | salt marsh |
| 2 | Finnish | sotamarsalkka | field marshal |
| 3 | Finnish | marsalkka | marshal |
| 4 | Swedish | marskalk | a marshal |
| 5 | Middle Low German | marschalk | — |
| 6 | Frankish | marhskalk | servant assigned to horses; equerry |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *marhaskalk | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *marh | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | marhaz | horse |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | skalkaz | servant |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |