Where does “emalimaali” come from?

emalimaali (Finnish) comes from Finnish maali, from Old Swedish māl, from Old Swedish māla, from Old Norse mála, from Middle Low German mālen, from Old Saxon *mālōn, from Proto-West Germanic *mālēn, from Proto-Albanian melana — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

emalimaali (Finnish): enamel paint

Definitions

  1. enamel paint

Ancestry of “emalimaali”, step by step

emalimaali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maali

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

via Finnish emali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishemalienamel
2Swedishemaljenamel (coating)
3Frenchémailenamel; vitreous enamel; glaze
4EnglishemailA system for transferring messages from one...
5Middle Frenchemail
6Old Frenchesmalenamel
7Latinsmaltumenamel
8Frankishsmaltmelted fat; fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat
9Proto-Germanicsmeltanąto melt
10Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-
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