Kolami-Gadba etymology :

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *marn-

Meaning : rib

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Parji : mārloŋg, (S) marnoŋg

Notes : Might be a borrowing from SDR, especially since vocalism is irregular.

Number in DED : 4717

Dravidian etymology :

Proto-Dravidian : *maruŋ-

Meaning : 1 side 2 rib

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-South Dravidian: *maruŋ-

Proto-Telugu : *makk-

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *marn-

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *marŋ-

South Dravidian etymology :

Proto-South Dravidian : *marŋ-

Meaning : side

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : maruŋku

Tamil meaning : side, side of body, waist, form, limit, land, place, track, trace

Tamil derivates : maruŋkul waist, esp. of women, hip, stomach, abdomen, body; ? maru place

Malayalam : maruŋŋu

Malayalam meaning : side

Kannada : maggal, maggil, maggul

Kannada meaning : side

Tulu : margilụ

Tulu meaning : the side, flank

Proto-Nilgiri : *margĭl

Number in DED : 4717

Nilgiri etymology :

Proto-Nilgiri : *margĭl

Meaning : side; slope

South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology

Kota : magl "side, act of lying down to sleep, slope of hill"

Toda : magɨl "slope of hill"

Additional forms : Also Toda max slope, hillside; ? mār_ side (a mār_ that side, etc.; öṛ mār_ left side; pas_ mār_ right side; ɨ mār_m both sides; o mār_ half [lit. one side]; tada(m) mār_ separately [see 3162])

Notes : There is absolutely no way that Toda mār_ could actually belong here, but a better etymology is still unavailable.

Number in DED : 4717

Telugu etymology :

Proto-Telugu : *makk-

Meaning : either side of the part of the body just above the hip

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : makka

Number in DED : 4717

Gondwan etymology :

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *marŋ-

Meaning : side, rib; bone

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Proto-Gondi : *maṛŋ-i

Proto-Pengo-Manda : *marŋ-aṛ

Gondi etymology :

Proto-Gondi : *maṛŋ-i

Meaning : rib; side

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Betul Gondi : maṛgī "rib bone"

Muria Gondi : maruŋ "ribs of mat"

Maria Gondi : marŋgi "rib"

Koya Gondi : marŋg "side"

Additional forms : Also Gondi_Mu marŋgi, maṛŋgeṛi rib

Number in DED : 4717

Number in CVOTGD : 2717

Pengo-Manda etymology :

Proto-Pengo-Manda : *marŋ-aṛ

Meaning : side

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Pengo : marŋgaṛ

Additional Forms : Also Pengo marŋgaṛ pṛēku ribs

Number in DED : 4717

Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *mVrV ?

Meaning: side

Indo-European: *marg'-

Uralic: *mortV ??

Dravidian: *maruŋ-

Comments: Uralic - extremely dubious; if Ost. forms are borrowed, the Sam. forms should be rather linked with PA *mā́ro 'sand'.

References: ND 1477 *marʔokE 'side (of the body), side, edge' ( + Chad.); but for IE cf. PEC *mŏrq_wV̆'stripe, line'?.

Indo-European etymology :

Proto-IE: *marg(')-

Meaning: boundary, edge

Germanic: *mark-ō f., *mark-a- n., *mark-ja- n.

Latin: margo, gen. -inis m., f. `Rand; Grenze'

Celtic: Gaul Brogi-māros, Allo-brogies, etc.; *mrogi- > OIr mruig, bruig `Mark', Cymr bro `Bezirk', Corn bro `Bezirk', Bret bro `Bezirk'

Russ. meaning: граница, край

References: WP II 283 f

Germanic etymology :

Proto-Germanic: *markō, *marka-n, *markja-n

Meaning: region, boundary

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: marka f. (ō) `region, border'

Old Norse: mɔrk, gen. merkr, markar `Wald', mark n. `Zeichen, Kennzeichen'; merki n. `Kennzeichen, Merkwürdigkeit; Heerzeichen'

Norwegian: mork `bewaldetes Feld', mark `Wald, Boden'; mark `Zeichen'; merke

Swedish: mark `Landstück, Erde'; märke

Danish: mark `flaches Land'; merke

Old English: mearc (merc), -e f. `limit, bound, term; limit, boundary (of place); territory within the boundarties'

English: mark

Old Frisian: merke

Old Saxon: marka

Middle Dutch: marke `grens, grenspaal, grensland, gebied in gemeenschappelijk bezit'; marc n.

Dutch: mark f. `verenigung van personen die gronden in overdeelde eigendom bezitten'

Old Franconian: marka

Middle Low German: marke; mark n.

Old High German: marka f. `Grenze, Ende, Grenzland, Zeichen' (8./9.Jh.), marc `Abgrenzung, Bestimmung' (9.Jh.), `Zeichen, Beweiss' (11.Jh.), `Ziel, Grenze' (12.Jh.)

Middle High German: marke f.; marc, march st. f. 'grenze; grenzland; abgegrenzter landteil'

German: Mark n., Marke f.; merken

Pokorny's dictionary :

Number: 1299

Root: mereĝ-

English meaning: edge, border

German meaning: `Rand, Grenze'

Material: Npers. marz `Landstrich, Mark'; lat. margō, -inis `Rand, Grenze' (*m_erĝ-ōn-, -en-); air. mruig, mir. bruig (*mrogi-) `Mark, Landstrich', cymr. corn. bret. bro `Bezirk', brogae Galli agrum dicunt (Schol. zu Juvenal VIII 234), gall. PN Brogi-māros, VN Allobroges (= urnord. alja-markiR `Ausländer') u. dgl.; got. marka f. `Grenze', ahd. marc(h)a `Grenze, Grenzland', ags. mearcds., aisl. mǫrk f. `Grenzland, Wald' (*morĝā), aisl. landa-mark n., ags. gemearc n. `Grenze, Grenzstrich, Abgrenzung, Definitio' (*morĝom), wahrscheinlich auch anord. mark n. `Zeichen, Kennzeichen', mhd. marc(h) n. `Marke, Kennzeichen', nhd. merken (auch Mark als Geld, eigentlich wohl `Merkstrich am Gewicht').

References: WP. II 283 f., WH. II 39 f.

Pages: 738

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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 558

Proto: *mortV ?

> Nostratic: > Nostratic

English meaning: end, edge, shore

German meaning: Ende, Rand, Ufer

Khanty (Ostyak): mårti̮-mĕɣ (Trj.), mŏrtǝ-mĕɣ (DN), marti-muw (O) '*Rand-land, Land, in dem sich die Zugvögel während des Winters aufhalten' ?

Mansi (Vogul): mōrt-mē̮ (KM), mortǝmsām (P), mɔ̄rtimā (So.) 'warmes Land, wo die Zugvögel überwintern', mōrt-woj-ĺoŋk (KM) 'Milchstraße'

Hungarian: (? dial. mart 'Ufer, Strand' - placed by Redei into *mura)

Nenets (Yurak): marā (ō) 'Sand, Feinsand; niedriges Sandufer'

Enets (Yen): móða (Ch.), mőra (B) 'Ufer, Strand'

Nganasan (Tawgi): móru 'Ufer'

Selkup: muur (Ta.) 'Ecke', mor, moor, moorónd (Ke.) 'durch, von Ende zu Ende', mŏr (N) 'Höhe', mōr (TaM) 'Rand, Grenze, Ende', mōri̮ (Ta.) 'Ende'

Kamass: mara 'Rand, Ende'

Addenda: Ma ara (ambivalent)

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