Where does “مالي” come from?

مالي (Arabic) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀮𑀺, from Sanskrit मालिन्, from Sanskrit -इन्, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

مالي (Arabic): financial; related to Mali

Definitions

  1. financial; related to Mali

Ancestry of “مالي”, step by step

مالي traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀮𑀺

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀫𑀸𑀮𑀺
2Sanskritमालिन्gardener, florist; garlanded, crowned, encircled...
3Sanskrit-इन्possessing, showing possession, doer
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Proto-Malayic *maləm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*maləmnight
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*maləm

via Arabic مَال

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَالpossessions; wealth; money; property, capital,...

Words derived from “مالي

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-Every word from Sanskrit -इन्Every word from Sanskrit मालिन्