Where does “sävelmaalailu” come from?
sävelmaalailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish maalailu, from Finnish maalailla, from Finnish maalata, from Finnish maali, from Old Swedish māl, from Old Swedish māla, from Old Norse mála, from Middle Low German mālen — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
sävelmaalailu (Finnish): word painting
Definitions
- word painting
Ancestry of “sävelmaalailu”, step by step
sävelmaalailu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish maalailu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maalailu | painting |
| 2 | Finnish | maalailla | to paint; to gild the lily |
| 3 | Finnish | maalata | to paint; to select, highlight; to score |
| 4 | Finnish | maali | paint; target; goal |
| 5 | Old Swedish | māl | measure, amount; sign |
| 6 | Old Swedish | māla | to paint |
| 7 | Old Norse | mála | to grind |
| 8 | Middle Low German | mālen | to draw, paint; to paint |
| 9 | Old Saxon | *mālōn | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | *mālēn | to paint |
| 11 | Proto-Albanian | melana | black |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂-n- | dull black |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via Finnish sävel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sävel | tone; melody, tune; note |