Where does “emal” come from?
emal (Azerbaijani) comes from French émail, from English email, from Middle French email, from Old French esmal, from Latin smaltum, from Frankish smalt, from Proto-Germanic smeltaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.
emal (Azerbaijani): processing, working, treatment
Definitions
- processing, working, treatment
Ancestry of “emal”, step by step
emal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French émail
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | émail | enamel; vitreous enamel; glaze |
| 2 | English | A system for transferring messages from one... | |
| 3 | Middle French | — | |
| 4 | Old French | esmal | enamel |
| 5 | Latin | smaltum | enamel |
| 6 | Frankish | smalt | melted fat; fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | smeltaną | to melt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |
via Arabic إِعْمَال
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | إِعْمَال | — |