Where does “emali” come from?

emali (Finnish) comes from Swedish emalj, from French émail, from English email, from Middle French email, from Old French esmal, from Latin smaltum, from Frankish smalt, from Proto-Germanic smeltaną — to soften, to melt.

emali (Finnish): enamel

Definitions

  1. enamel

Ancestry of “emali”, step by step

emali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish emalj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishemaljenamel (coating)
2Frenchémailenamel; vitreous enamel; glaze
3EnglishemailA system for transferring messages from one...
4Middle Frenchemail
5Old Frenchesmalenamel
6Latinsmaltumenamel
7Frankishsmaltmelted fat; fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat
8Proto-Germanicsmeltanąto melt
9Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

via Sotho madi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sothomadiblood
2Proto-Bantungàdípalm nut or palm oil

Words derived from “emali

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld-Every word from Proto-Germanic smeltanąEvery word from Frankish smalt