Where does “marka” come from?

marka (Polish) comes from German Marke, from French marque, from Frankish mark, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

marka (Polish): brand; Deutsche Mark; mark

Definitions

  1. brand; Deutsche Mark; mark

Ancestry of “marka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMarkemark (like trade mark), brand
2Frenchmarquemark; brand; first-person singular present...
3Frankishmarkmark, sign
4Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

Words derived from “marka”

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