Where does “maljakkomaalaus” come from?
maljakkomaalaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish maalaus, from Finnish maalata, from Finnish maali, from Old Swedish māl, from Old Swedish māla, from Old Norse mála, from Middle Low German mālen, from Old Saxon *mālōn — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
maljakkomaalaus (Finnish): vase painting, painting on pottery
Definitions
- vase painting, painting on pottery
Ancestry of “maljakkomaalaus”, step by step
maljakkomaalaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish maalaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maalaus | painting |
| 2 | Finnish | maalata | to paint; to select, highlight; to score |
| 3 | Finnish | maali | paint; target; goal |
| 4 | Old Swedish | māl | measure, amount; sign |
| 5 | Old Swedish | māla | to paint |
| 6 | Old Norse | mála | to grind |
| 7 | Middle Low German | mālen | to draw, paint; to paint |
| 8 | Old Saxon | *mālōn | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | *mālēn | to paint |
| 10 | Proto-Albanian | melana | black |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂-n- | dull black |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via Finnish maljakko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maljakko | vase |
| 2 | Finnish | Malja | Crater constellation |
| 3 | Latin | crātēr | A basin or bowl for water or for mixing |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κρατήρ | mixing bowl for wine; messenger who bears an ode;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κράμα | mixture |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κεράννυμι | I mix, mingle, blend; I temper, cool by mixing; I... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | kírnāmi | to mix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |