Where does “lavastemaalari” come from?
lavastemaalari (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.
lavastemaalari (Finnish): set painter person that paints sets for theaters, films, etc
Definitions
- set painter person that paints sets for theaters, films, etc
Ancestry of “lavastemaalari”, step by step
lavastemaalari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish maalari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maalari | painter; artist |
| 2 | Swedish | målare | a painter |
| 3 | Swedish | måla | to paint; to score |
| 4 | Old Swedish | māla | to paint |
| 5 | Old Norse | mála | to grind |
| 6 | Middle Low German | mālen | to draw, paint; to paint |
| 7 | Old Saxon | *mālōn | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *mālēn | to paint |
| 9 | Proto-Albanian | melana | black |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂-n- | dull black |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via Finnish lavaste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lavaste | any item of scenery except props |
| 2 | Finnish | lavastaa | to frame, set up; to create a stage in theatre;... |
| 3 | Estonian | lavastama | to produce; to direct |
| 4 | Estonian | lava | stage |
| 5 | Old East Slavic | лава | — |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | lava | bench |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | lā́ˀwāˀ | place to sleep; bench, bed |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂wéh₂ |