Where does “krokettimaila” come from?
krokettimaila (Finnish) comes from Finnish kroketti, from French croquette, from French croquer, from Middle French croquer, from Old French crokier, from French craquer, from Middle French craquer, from Dutch kraken — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
krokettimaila (Finnish): A mallet
Definitions
- A mallet
Ancestry of “krokettimaila”, step by step
krokettimaila traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kroketti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kroketti | croquet; croquette |
| 2 | French | croquette | croquette; kibble; a beanpole |
| 3 | French | croquer | to crunch; to waste, squander; to sketch, outline |
| 4 | Middle French | croquer | — |
| 5 | Old French | crokier | to slap, hit, strike |
| 6 | French | craquer | to split, to break; to crack; to crack, to creak,... |
| 7 | Middle French | craquer | — |
| 8 | Dutch | kraken | to crack, break open; to make a creaky sound,... |
| 9 | Norwegian | kraken | — |
| 10 | Norwegian | krake | sea monster |
| 11 | Esperanto | kraki | to crack, crackle |
| 12 | English | crack | To form cracks; To break apart under pressure; To... |
| 13 | Middle English | crakken | — |
| 14 | Old English | cracian | to resound; to crack |
| 15 | Old Dutch | krakōn | to crack, creak, emit a cry |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gerg- | to shout; tracery, basket, twist; wicker, bend |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via Finnish Maila
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Maila | An implement used to handle the object, such as a ball or a puck, that is played with translation into English depends on the kind of implement and the particular sport |
| 2 | Swedish | malj | — |
| 3 | French | maul; pall mall mallet; pall mall | |
| 4 | English | A system for transferring messages from one... | |
| 5 | Middle French | — | |
| 6 | Old French | esmal | enamel |
| 7 | Latin | smaltum | enamel |
| 8 | Frankish | smalt | melted fat; fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | smeltaną | to melt |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |