Where does “Mali” come from?
Mali (English) comes from Hindi माली, from Hindi माल, from Dhivehi މާލެ, from Dhivehi ލޭ, from Prakrit 𑀮𑁄𑀳𑀺𑀅, from Sanskrit लोहित, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hráwdʰitas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.
Mali (English): A Somali
Definitions
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Ancestry of “Mali”, step by step
Mali traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi माली
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | माली | gardener; economical, monetary |
| 2 | Hindi | माल | goods, stuff, things; money; an attractive woman |
| 3 | Dhivehi | މާލެ | — |
| 4 | Dhivehi | ލޭ | blood |
| 5 | Prakrit | 𑀮𑁄𑀳𑀺𑀅 | red |
| 6 | Sanskrit | लोहित | red, reddish; made of copper; blood |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hráwdʰitas | red |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |
via Latin mali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | mali | inflection of mālus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 2 | Latin | malus | unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μηλέα | apple tree |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |