Where does “march” come from?

march (Middle Breton) comes from Old Breton marh, from Proto-Brythonic marx, from Proto-Celtic markos, from Proto-Indo-European márkos — horse; wild horse.

Ancestry of “march”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Bretonmarh—
2Proto-Brythonicmarxhorse
3Proto-Celticmarkoshorse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmárkoshorse; wild horse

Words derived from “march”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European márkos →Every word from Proto-Celtic markos →Every word from Proto-Brythonic marx →
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