Where does “lasimaalaustaide” come from?
lasimaalaustaide (Finnish) comes from Finnish lasimaalaus, 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 — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
lasimaalaustaide (Finnish): stained glass
Ancestry of “lasimaalaustaide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | lasimaalaus | stained glass |
| 2 | Finnish | maalaus | painting |
| 3 | Finnish | maalata | to paint; to select, highlight; to score |
| 4 | Finnish | maali | paint; target; goal |
| 5 | Old Swedish | māl | measure, amount; sign |
| 6 | Old Swedish | māla | to paint |
| 7 | Old Norse | mála | — |
| 8 | Middle Low German | mālen | to draw, paint; to paint |
| 9 | Old Saxon | *mālōn | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | *mālēn | — |
| 11 | Proto-Albanian | melana | black |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂-n- | dull black |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |