Where does “марка” come from?
марка (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Mark, from Middle High German marc, from Middle High German marke, from Old High German marka, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.
марка (Serbo-Croatian): stamp, label; mark; convertible mark
Definitions
- stamp, label; mark; convertible mark
Ancestry of “марка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Mark | the name of a currency, mark; a usually fortified... |
| 2 | Middle High German | marc | a denomination of weight |
| 3 | Middle High German | marke | — |
| 4 | Old High German | marka | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |