Where does “ikonimaalari” come from?
ikonimaalari (Finnish) comes from Finnish maalari, from Swedish målare, from Swedish måla, from Old Swedish māla, from Old Norse mála, from Middle Low German mālen, from Old Saxon *mālōn, from Proto-West Germanic *mālēn — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
ikonimaalari (Finnish): An icon painter, one who paints religious icons
Definitions
- An icon painter, one who paints religious icons
Ancestry of “ikonimaalari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | maalari | painter; artist |
| 2 | Swedish | målare | a painter |
| 3 | Swedish | måla | to paint; to score |
| 4 | Old Swedish | māla | to paint |
| 5 | Old Norse | mála | — |
| 6 | Middle Low German | mālen | to draw, paint; to paint |
| 7 | Old Saxon | *mālōn | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *mālēn | — |
| 9 | Proto-Albanian | melana | black |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂-n- | dull black |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |