Where does “mustamolli” come from?

mustamolli (Finnish) comes from Finnish molli, from German Moll, from Medieval Latin molle, from Latin mollis, from Latin molduis, from Proto-Italic moldus, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

mustamolli (Finnish): black molly black-to-dark-brown colored breed of molly

Definitions

  1. black molly black-to-dark-brown colored breed of molly

Ancestry of “mustamolli”, step by step

mustamolli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish molli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmolliminor; minor key; mollie
2GermanMollminor
3Medieval Latinmolle—
4Latinmollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
5Latinmolduis—
6Proto-Italicmoldus—
7Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dussoft, weak
8Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

via Finnish musta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmustablack; black horse; Elative singular form of...
2Finnish-ntääFront vowel variant of -ntaa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus →Every word from Proto-Italic moldus →