Vö. középperzsa مرز  marz 'határ' és ném.-lat. mark, marchia 'határövezet'

 

 

Mark: "trace, impression," O.E. mearc (W.Saxon), merc (Mercian) "boundary, sign, limit, mark," cf. O.N. merki "boundary, sign," mörk "forest," which often marked a frontier; O.Fris. merke, Goth. marka "boundary, frontier," Du. merk "mark, brand," Ger. Mark "boundary, boundary land", L. margo "margin," O.Ir. mruig "borderland". The primary sense is probably "boundary," which had evolved by O.E. through "sign of a boundary," "sign in general," "impression or trace forming a sign." Meaning "any visible trace or impression" first recorded c.1200.

 

March: (obs.) "boundary," c.1290 (in ref. to the borderlands beside Wales, rendering O.E. Mercia), from O.Fr. marche "boundary, frontier," O.H.G. marchon "to mark out, delimit," Ger. Mark "boundary"

 

Marquis: c.1300, title of nobility, from O.Fr. marchis, lit. "ruler of a border area," from O.Fr. marche "frontier," from M.L. marca "frontier, frontier territory". Originally the ruler of border territories in various European nations (e.g. It. marchese, Sp. marqués); later a mere title of rank, below duke and above count.

 

Persian Marzbans had the same function and status as medieval Germanic Margraves.

 

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A mark tehát valaminek a határterületét, felületét, szegélyét, külső borítását jelentette. Nézzük meg, mi lehet a helyzet a marzban méltóságnév másik felével.

Wikipedia: Im Namen Banat verbirgt sich der ursprünglich aus dem Persischen stammende awarische Fürstentitel "Ban" (nach dem Khagan Baian, dem berühmten Heerführer), der später als Banus an die Kroaten überging. A بان bán 'őr'-t jelentett a perzsában. The word ban derives from South Slavic ban "lord, master, ruler", cognate with Persian ban "prince, lord, chief, governor" and Sanskrit pati "guardian, protector". The word is preserved in many modern-day place names.

Others believe the word originates from Sarmatian bajan. According to one theory, the title of ban derived from the name of an Avar khagan, Bajan. There are alternative theories concerning Illyrian origin and the Illyrian name Banius, which is to be found on Illyrian remains in Bosnia. Magi under Shahpour was called Athurpat (the Guardian of Fire). A hun-avarok gyepűit őrző szlávoknak persze, hogy a bán maga volt az uralkodó!

 

Sassanid Shahanshah (king of kings) usually selected Marzbans from Bozorgan, Persian noble families, tehát rendszerint az előkelő Bozorgan (vö. magy. boszorkány!) családból választották őket. (Lásd még Ahriman - ármány, petiar - betyár stb.)