Where does “ruismallas” come from?

ruismallas (Finnish) comes from Finnish mallas, from Proto-Finnic maldas, from Proto-Germanic maltaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

ruismallas (Finnish): rye malt

Definitions

  1. rye malt

Ancestry of “ruismallas”, step by step

ruismallas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mallas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmallasmalt
2Proto-Finnicmaldasmalt
3Proto-Germanicmaltazsoft; nesh; weak; squashy; melting; malt; soft,...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

via Finnish ruis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruisrye
2Proto-Finnicrugisrye
3Proto-Germanicrugizrye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwrugʰyo-rye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maltaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic maldas →