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Where does “sotamarsalkka” come from?

sotamarsalkka (Finnish) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic skalkaz — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

sotamarsalkka (Finnish): field marshal

Definitions

  1. field marshal

Ancestry of “sotamarsalkka”, step by step

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