Where does “epoksimaali” come from?
epoksimaali (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.
epoksimaali (Finnish): epoxy paint
Definitions
- epoxy paint
Ancestry of “epoksimaali”, step by step
epoksimaali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish maali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maali | paint; target; goal |
| 2 | Old Swedish | māl | measure, amount; sign |
| 3 | Old Swedish | māla | to paint |
| 4 | Old Norse | mála | to grind |
| 5 | Middle Low German | mālen | to draw, paint; to paint |
| 6 | Old Saxon | *mālōn | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *mālēn | to paint |
| 8 | Proto-Albanian | melana | black |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂-n- | dull black |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via Finnish epoksi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | epoksi | epoxy |
| 2 | English | epoxy | Derived from an epoxide; A thermosetting... |
| 3 | English | -oxy | A ether functional group, consisting of a carbon... |
| 4 | English | oxygen | The chemical element with an atomic number of 8... |
| 5 | French | oxygène | oxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γένος | offspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | génos | family; race |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |