Where does “meloa” come from?

meloa (Finnish) comes from Finnish mela, from Proto-Finnic mela, from Proto-Finno-Permic melä.

meloa (Finnish): to paddle to propel something with a paddle

Definitions

  1. to paddle to propel something with a paddle

Ancestry of “meloa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmelapaddle; dick
2Proto-Finnicmelapaddle
3Proto-Finno-Permicmelä

Words derived from “meloa

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic meläEvery word from Proto-Finnic melaEvery word from Finnish mela