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

Definitions

  1. flesh

Ancestry of “malto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finno-Ugric*malto—
2Proto-Germanicmaltazsoft; nesh; weak; squashy; melting; malt; soft,...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

Words derived from “malto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maltaz →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *malto →