Where does “Maleo” come from?
Maleo (Esperanto) comes from Dhivehi މާލެ, from Dhivehi ލޭ, from Prakrit 𑀮𑁄𑀳𑀺𑀅, from Sanskrit लोहित, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hráwdʰitas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.
Maleo (Esperanto): mallet
Definitions
- mallet
Ancestry of “Maleo”, step by step
Maleo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dhivehi މާލެ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhivehi | މާލެ | — |
| 2 | Dhivehi | ލޭ | blood |
| 3 | Prakrit | 𑀮𑁄𑀳𑀺𑀅 | red |
| 4 | Sanskrit | लोहित | red, reddish; made of copper; blood |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hráwdʰitas | red |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |
via Latin malleus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | malleus | hammer, mallet; a disease of animals; the... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂-no- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |