Where does “markes” come from?
markes (Tagalog) comes from Spanish marqués, from Old French markis, from Late Latin marchensis, from Old High German marcha, from Frankish marku, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.
markes (Tagalog): marquess
Ancestry of “markes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | marqués | marquess |
| 2 | Old French | markis | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | marchensis | — |
| 4 | Old High German | marcha | — |
| 5 | Frankish | marku | boundary, border; mark, border |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |