Where does “marş” come from?
marş (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish مارش, from French marché, from French marcher, from Middle French marcher, from Old French marchier, from Frankish markōn, from Proto-Germanic markōną, from Proto-Germanic markō — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.
marş (Turkish): anthem
Definitions
- anthem
Ancestry of “marş”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | مارش | — |
| 2 | French | marché | market; deal, contract; past participle of... |
| 3 | French | marcher | to walk; to travel; to move; to march; to work,... |
| 4 | Middle French | marcher | to walk |
| 5 | Old French | marchier | to walk; to travel by foot |
| 6 | Frankish | markōn | to mark, mark out, to press with the foot |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | markōną | to mark; to notice |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |