Where does “makuli” come from?

makuli (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto makulo, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.

makuli (Esperanto): to spot, stain

Definitions

  1. to spot, stain

Ancestry of “makuli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantomakulospot (usually), sometimes blot or stain
2LatinMacula—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂ →Every word from Latin Macula →