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

  1. mallet small hammer-like tool used for playing certain musical instruments, such as xylophone

Ancestry of “malletti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMalletA type of articulated locomotive, in which there...
2EnglishmalletA type of hammer with a larger-than-usual head...
3Old Frenchmallet
4Old Frenchmalevilly; badly; poorly; evil
5Latinmalleushammer, mallet; a disease of animals; the...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-no-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey-