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