Where does “марка” come from?

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

марка (Russian): stamp, postage stamp; mark; counter

Definitions

  1. stamp, postage stamp; mark; counter

Ancestry of “марка”, 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 “марка”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →