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

  1. vase painting, painting on pottery

Ancestry of “maljakkomaalaus”, step by step

maljakkomaalaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maalaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaalauspainting
2Finnishmaalatato paint; to select, highlight; to score
3Finnishmaalipaint; target; goal
4Old Swedishmālmeasure, amount; sign
5Old Swedishmālato paint
6Old Norsemálato grind
7Middle Low Germanmālento draw, paint; to paint
8Old Saxon*mālōn
9Proto-West Germanic*mālēnto paint
10Proto-Albanianmelanablack
11Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-n-dull black
12Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
13Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
14Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Finnish maljakko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaljakkovase
2FinnishMaljaCrater constellation
3LatincrātērA basin or bowl for water or for mixing
4Ancient Greekκρατήρmixing bowl for wine; messenger who bears an ode;...
5Ancient Greekκράμαmixture
6Ancient GreekκεράννυμιI mix, mingle, blend; I temper, cool by mixing; I...
7Proto-Hellenickírnāmito mix
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey-