Where does “sablonimaalaus” come from?

sablonimaalaus (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.

sablonimaalaus (Finnish): stencil painting, template painting, stencil work art of painting using stencils; painting produced that way

Definitions

  1. stencil painting, template painting, stencil work art of painting using stencils; painting produced that way

Ancestry of “sablonimaalaus”, step by step

sablonimaalaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maalaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaalauspainting
2Finnishmaalatato paint; to select, highlight; to score
3Finnishmaalipaint; target; goal
4Old Swedishmālmeasure, amount; sign
5Old Swedishmālato paint
6Old Norsemálato grind
7Middle Low Germanmālento draw, paint; to paint
8Old Saxon*mālōn—
9Proto-West Germanic*mālēnto paint
10Proto-Albanianmelanablack
11Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-n-dull black
12Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
13Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
14Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Finnish sabloni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsablonitemplate; stencil
2GermanSchablonetemplate, pattern
3Middle Low Germanschaplūn—
4Middle Low Germanschampeliōn—
5Middle Dutchschampelioen—
6Frenchéchantillonsample, extract
7Old Frencheschandillonstandard
8Old Frencheschandillerto verify the measures of merchants
9Latinscandaculumladder
10Latinscanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
11Latinscandōto climb, ascend, mount
12Proto-Indo-Europeansḱend-to jump up, ascend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →