Where does “malletti” come from?
malletti (Finnish) comes from English Mallet, from English mallet, from Old French mallet, from Old French mal, from Latin malleus, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-no-, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
malletti (Finnish): mallet small hammer-like tool used for playing certain musical instruments, such as xylophone
Definitions
- mallet small hammer-like tool used for playing certain musical instruments, such as xylophone
Ancestry of “malletti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mallet | A type of articulated locomotive, in which there... |
| 2 | English | mallet | A type of hammer with a larger-than-usual head... |
| 3 | Old French | mallet | — |
| 4 | Old French | mal | evilly; badly; poorly; evil |
| 5 | Latin | malleus | hammer, mallet; a disease of animals; the... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂-no- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |