Where does “öljyvärimaalaus” come from?

öljyvärimaalaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish maalaus, from Finnish maalata, from Finnish maali, from Old Swedish māl, from Old Swedish māla, from Old Norse mála, from Middle Low German mālen, from Old Saxon *mālōn — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

öljyvärimaalaus (Finnish): oil painting

Definitions

  1. oil painting

Ancestry of “öljyvärimaalaus”, step by step

öljyvärimaalaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maalaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaalauspainting
2Finnishmaalatato paint; to select, highlight; to score
3Finnishmaalipaint; target; goal
4Old Swedishmālmeasure, amount; sign
5Old Swedishmālato paint
6Old Norsemálato grind
7Middle Low Germanmālento draw, paint; to paint
8Old Saxon*mālōn—
9Proto-West Germanic*mālēnto paint
10Proto-Albanianmelanablack
11Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-n-dull black
12Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
13Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
14Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Finnish öljyväri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishöljyvärioil paint
2Finnishöljyoil; crude oil; the letter "Ö" in the Finnish...
3Finnishraakaöljycrude oil
4Swedishråoljacrude oil
5Swedishråraw; crude; rough
6Swedishrådato advise (give advice (to someone))
7Old Swedishrāþato ensure
8Old Norseráðato advise, counsel; to consult about, discuss; to...
9Proto-Germanicrēdanąto decide, advise
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →