Where does “marssija” come from?
marssija (Finnish) comes from Finnish marssia, from Finnish marssi, from Swedish marsch, from French marché, from French marcher, from Middle French marcher, from Old French marchier, from Frankish markōn — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.
marssija (Finnish): One who marches; marcher
Definitions
- One who marches; marcher
Ancestry of “marssija”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | marssia | to march; Partitive singular form of marssi |
| 2 | Finnish | marssi | march; Third-person singular indicative past form... |
| 3 | Swedish | marsch | a march; a march; music written for marching; a... |
| 4 | French | marché | market; deal, contract; past participle of... |
| 5 | French | marcher | to walk; to travel; to move; to march; to work,... |
| 6 | Middle French | marcher | to walk |
| 7 | Old French | marchier | to walk; to travel by foot |
| 8 | Frankish | markōn | to mark, mark out, to press with the foot |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | markōną | to mark; to notice |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |