Where does “kalkkimaalaus” come from?
kalkkimaalaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish maalaus, from Finnish maalata, from Finnish maali, from Old Swedish māl, from Old Swedish māla, from Old Norse mála, from Middle Low German mālen, from Old Saxon *mālōn — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
kalkkimaalaus (Finnish): painting with or over lime plaster, e.g. fresco or secco
Definitions
- painting with or over lime plaster, e.g. fresco or secco
Ancestry of “kalkkimaalaus”, step by step
kalkkimaalaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish maalaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maalaus | painting |
| 2 | Finnish | maalata | to paint; to select, highlight; to score |
| 3 | Finnish | maali | paint; target; goal |
| 4 | Old Swedish | māl | measure, amount; sign |
| 5 | Old Swedish | māla | to paint |
| 6 | Old Norse | mála | to grind |
| 7 | Middle Low German | mālen | to draw, paint; to paint |
| 8 | Old Saxon | *mālōn | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | *mālēn | to paint |
| 10 | Proto-Albanian | melana | black |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂-n- | dull black |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via Finnish kalkki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kalkki | lime; quicklime, CaO; chalice |
| 2 | Swedish | kalk | limestone; lime, calcium oxide or calcium... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | kalker | — |
| 4 | Old French | calice | chalice |
| 5 | Latin | calix | cup, chalice; cooking pot; small pipe |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κάλυξ | Some kind of woman's ornament; A covering of a... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κύω | to conceive, become pregnant; to impregnate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewh₁- | to swell; to be strong |