Where does “maalintekopaikka” come from?

maalintekopaikka (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.

maalintekopaikka (Finnish): scoring opportunity

Definitions

  1. scoring opportunity

Ancestry of “maalintekopaikka”, step by step

maalintekopaikka traces back through 3 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 teko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtekoact, deed; achievement; refers to a deed,...
2Proto-Finnictekoact, deed
3Proto-Finnictektäkto do; to make
4Proto-Uralicteke-to do; to put, to place
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Finnish paikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaikkaplace, location, spot, site; area, region,...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*paikka—
3Proto-Germanicspaikǭspoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →