Where does “maila” come from?
maila (Finnish) comes from Swedish malj, from French mail, from English email, from Middle French email, from Old French esmal, from Latin smaltum, from Frankish smalt, from Proto-Germanic smeltaną — to soften, to melt.
maila (Finnish): an implement used to handle the object being...
Definitions
- an implement used to handle the object being...
Ancestry of “maila”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | malj | — |
| 2 | French | mail | maul; pall mall mallet; pall mall |
| 3 | English | email | A system for transferring messages from one... |
| 4 | Middle French | email | — |
| 5 | Old French | esmal | enamel |
| 6 | Latin | smaltum | enamel |
| 7 | Frankish | smalt | melted fat; fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | smeltaną | to melt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |
Words derived from “maila”