Where does “rautalankamalli” come from?

rautalankamalli (Finnish) comes from Finnish malli, from Swedish mall, from Dutch mal, from Old French mole, from Latin modulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

rautalankamalli (Finnish): wireframe model, wireframe

Definitions

  1. wireframe model, wireframe

Ancestry of “rautalankamalli”, step by step

rautalankamalli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish malli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmallimodel, template; model, mannequin; example, a...
2Swedishmalla template
3Dutchmalmold, cast; foolish, crazy, lacking common sense
4Old Frenchmole—
5Latinmodulusa small measure or interval; a module; a water...
6Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
7Proto-Italic-olos—
8Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
9Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
10Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via Finnish rautalanka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrautalankairon or steel wire; instrumental rock; wireframe
2Ingrianlankayarn
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*lanka—
4Proto-Germaniclangô—
5Proto-Germaniclangazlong
6Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ulus →Every word from Latin modulus →