Where does “malto” come from?
malto (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finno-Ugric *malto, from Proto-Germanic maltaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.
malto (Finnish): flesh
Ancestry of “malto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *malto | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | maltaz | soft; nesh; weak; squashy; melting; malt; soft,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |
Words derived from “malto”