Where does “malamiant” come from?

malamiant (Dalmatian) comes from Dalmatian mal, from Latin mente, from Latin mēns, from Proto-Italic mentis, from Proto-Indo-European méntis, from Indo-European *men-.

malamiant (Dalmatian): badly, wrongly, incorrectly, dissolutely

Definitions

  1. badly, wrongly, incorrectly, dissolutely

Ancestry of “malamiant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dalmatianmalevil, harm
2Latinmenteablative singular of mēns
3Latinmēnsmind
4Proto-Italicmentismind, thought
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
6Indo-European*men-—
Every word from Indo-European *men- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méntis →Every word from Proto-Italic mentis →