Where does “hedelmämalto” come from?

hedelmämalto (Finnish) comes from Finnish malto, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *malto, from Proto-Germanic maltaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

hedelmämalto (Finnish): fruit pulp, fruit flesh

Definitions

  1. fruit pulp, fruit flesh

Ancestry of “hedelmämalto”, step by step

hedelmämalto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish malto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaltoflesh
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*malto—
3Proto-Germanicmaltazsoft; nesh; weak; squashy; melting; malt; soft,...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

via Finnish hedelmä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhedelmäfruit
2Proto-Finnicheidelmä—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maltaz →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *malto →