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Where does “Máaz” come from?

Máaz (Navajo) comes from English mars, from Russian марс, from Dutch Mars, from Middle French marcher, from Old French marchier, from Frankish markōn, from Proto-Germanic markōną, from Proto-Germanic markō — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

Ancestry of “Máaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmarsThird-person singular simple present indicative...
2Russianмарсtop; crow's nest
3DutchMars—
4Middle Frenchmarcherto walk
5Old Frenchmarchierto walk; to travel by foot
6Frankishmarkōnto mark, mark out, to press with the foot
7Proto-Germanicmarkōnąto mark; to notice
8Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
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