Where does “malja” come from?

malja (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic malja, from Proto-Norse mālia-.

malja (Finnish): bowl; goblet, cup; cup

Definitions

  1. bowl; goblet, cup; cup

Ancestry of “malja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicmaljabowl, cup, dish
2Proto-Norsemālia-—
Every word from Proto-Norse mālia- →Every word from Proto-Finnic malja →