Where does “malování” come from?
malování (Czech) comes from Czech malovat, from German mālen, from Middle High German mālen, from Old High German mālōn, from Old High German māl, from Proto-West Germanic māl, from Proto-Germanic mēlą, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
malování (Czech): painting
Definitions
- painting
Ancestry of “malování”, step by step
malování traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech malovat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | malovat | to paint |
| 2 | German | mālen | to paint do paintwork |
| 3 | Middle High German | mālen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | mālōn | to paint, to draw |
| 5 | Old High German | māl | a time; spot, stain |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | māl | time, occasion; mealtime |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | mēlą | measure, measurement; time, occasion; point in... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via Czech ní
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | ní | genitive/dative/locative and instrumental... |