Where does “melodraamallinen” come from?
melodraamallinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish melodraama, from Italian melodramma, from Italian dramma, from Middle High German troumen, from Old High German troumen, from Proto-West Germanic *draumijan, from Proto-Germanic draumijaną, from Proto-Germanic draumaz — to support; to hold.
Ancestry of “melodraamallinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | melodraama | melodrama |
| 2 | Italian | melodramma | melodrama |
| 3 | Italian | dramma | drama; tragedy, predicament; tragedy, fuss |
| 4 | Middle High German | troumen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | troumen | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *draumijan | to dream |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | draumijaną | to dream |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | draumaz | dream |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | draugmaz | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrowgʰ-mos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrewgʰ- | to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |