Where does “möljä” come from?
möljä (Finnish) comes from Aromanian molj, from Vulgar Latin molliare, from Latin molliāre, from Latin mollis, from Latin molduis, from Proto-Italic moldus, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.
möljä (Finnish): mole massive structure used as a pier or breakwater
Definitions
- mole massive structure used as a pier or breakwater
Ancestry of “möljä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aromanian | molj | I wet, soak; I soften |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | molliare | to soften by soaking; second-person singular... |
| 3 | Latin | molliāre | soak, drench |
| 4 | Latin | mollis | soft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,... |
| 5 | Latin | molduis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | moldus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *ml̥dus | soft, weak |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |