Where does “päällemaalaus” come from?
päällemaalaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish maalaus, from Finnish maalata, from Finnish maali, from Old Swedish māl, from Old Swedish māla, from Old Norse mála, from Middle Low German mālen, from Old Saxon *mālōn — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
päällemaalaus (Finnish): painting on top of existing paint
Definitions
- painting on top of existing paint
Ancestry of “päällemaalaus”, step by step
päällemaalaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish maalaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maalaus | painting |
| 2 | Finnish | maalata | to paint; to select, highlight; to score |
| 3 | Finnish | maali | paint; target; goal |
| 4 | Old Swedish | māl | measure, amount; sign |
| 5 | Old Swedish | māla | to paint |
| 6 | Old Norse | mála | to grind |
| 7 | Middle Low German | mālen | to draw, paint; to paint |
| 8 | Old Saxon | *mālōn | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | *mālēn | to paint |
| 10 | Proto-Albanian | melana | black |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂-n- | dull black |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via Finnish päälle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | päälle | allative singular of pää; on; on, on |