Where does “lankkumaalari” come from?

lankkumaalari (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.

lankkumaalari (Finnish): painter person that paints, but does not make art paintings

Definitions

  1. painter person that paints, but does not make art paintings

Ancestry of “lankkumaalari”, step by step

lankkumaalari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maalari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaalaripainter; artist
2Swedishmålarea painter
3Swedishmålato paint; to score
4Old Swedishmālato paint
5Old Norsemálato grind
6Middle Low Germanmālento draw, paint; to paint
7Old Saxon*mālōn
8Proto-West Germanic*mālēnto paint
9Proto-Albanianmelanablack
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-n-dull black
11Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
12Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
13Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Finnish lankku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlankkua plank
2Swedishplankaa plank, a board; sawn piece of timber; to climb...
3Middle Low Germanplanke
4Old FrenchplankeAlternative form of planche
5Vulgar Latinplanca
6Latinpalancaslat, plank or stake; palanka, a palisaded...
7Ottoman Turkishپلانقهa kind of palisaded fortification erected by the...
8Italianparancohoist
9ItalianpalancoAlternative form of paranco
10Vulgar Latinpalancaslat, plank or stake; palanka, a palisaded...
11Latinphalangawooden roller; carrying pole; alternative form of...
12Ancient Greekφάλαγξline of battle, battle-array; ranks of an army;...
13Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey-