Where does “cis-molli” come from?

cis-molli (Finnish) comes from Finnish molli, from German Moll, from Medieval Latin molle, from Latin mollis, from Latin molduis, from Proto-Italic moldus, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

cis-molli (Finnish): C-sharp minor

Definitions

  1. C-sharp minor

Ancestry of “cis-molli”, step by step

cis-molli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish molli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmolliminor; minor key; mollie
2GermanMollminor
3Medieval Latinmolle—
4Latinmollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
5Latinmolduis—
6Proto-Italicmoldus—
7Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dussoft, weak
8Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

via Finnish cis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishcisC-sharp
2GermanCisC-sharp
3German-issharp, ♯
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →