Where does “mallivalikoima” come from?
mallivalikoima (Finnish) comes from Finnish malli, from Swedish mall, from Dutch mal, from Old French mole, from Latin modulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
mallivalikoima (Finnish): selection of models, assortment of models
Definitions
- selection of models, assortment of models
Ancestry of “mallivalikoima”, step by step
mallivalikoima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish malli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | malli | model, template; model, mannequin; example, a... |
| 2 | Swedish | mall | a template |
| 3 | Dutch | mal | mold, cast; foolish, crazy, lacking common sense |
| 4 | Old French | mole | — |
| 5 | Latin | modulus | a small measure or interval; a module; a water... |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Finnish valikoima
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valikoima | assortment, selection |
| 2 | Finnish | valikoida | to select |
| 3 | Finnish | valita | to choose, select, elect; Indicative present... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | valit'ak | to choose, to pick, to select |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | waljaną | to choose, to pick, to select |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁- | to choose; to want |