Where does “kuultomaali” come from?

kuultomaali (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.

kuultomaali (Finnish): glaze transparent or semi-transparent layer of paint

Definitions

  1. glaze transparent or semi-transparent layer of paint

Ancestry of “kuultomaali”, step by step

kuultomaali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaalipaint; target; goal
2Old Swedishmālmeasure, amount; sign
3Old Swedishmālato paint
4Old Norsemálato grind
5Middle Low Germanmālento draw, paint; to paint
6Old Saxon*mālōn—
7Proto-West Germanic*mālēnto paint
8Proto-Albanianmelanablack
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-n-dull black
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
11Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
12Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Finnish kuulto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuultobeing translucent; being dimly visible
2Finnishkuultaato be translucent; to be dimly visible;...
3FinnishKuuThe Moon the satellite of the Earth
4Finnishkuusisix; spruce; Norway spruce, "Picea abies"
5Proto-Finnickuucisix
6Proto-Uralickutteridge; six
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →