Where does “марс” come from?
марс (Russian) comes from Dutch Mars, from Middle French marcher, from Old French marchier, from Frankish markōn, from Proto-Germanic markōną, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.
марс (Russian): top; crow's nest
Definitions
- top; crow's nest
Ancestry of “марс”, step by step
марс traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch Mars
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Mars | (planet) |
| 2 | Middle French | marcher | to walk |
| 3 | Old French | marchier | to walk; to travel by foot |
| 4 | Frankish | markōn | to mark, mark out, to press with the foot |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | markōną | to mark; to notice |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |
via Proto-Turkic bars
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Turkic | bars | leopard, large feline |
via Proto-Nakh *maars
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Nakh | *maars | sickle |