Where does “sirppimailanen” come from?
sirppimailanen (Finnish) comes from Finnish mailanen, from Finnish Maila, from Swedish malj, from French mail, from English email, from Middle French email, from Old French esmal, from Latin smaltum — to soften, to melt.
sirppimailanen (Finnish): yellow lucerne, sickle alfalfa, yellow-flowered...
Definitions
- yellow lucerne, sickle alfalfa, yellow-flowered...
Ancestry of “sirppimailanen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | mailanen | medick, burclover; the genus "Medicago" |
| 2 | Finnish | Maila | — |
| 3 | Swedish | malj | — |
| 4 | French | mail | maul; pall mall mallet; pall mall |
| 5 | English | email | A system for transferring messages from one... |
| 6 | Middle French | email | — |
| 7 | Old French | esmal | enamel |
| 8 | Latin | smaltum | enamel |
| 9 | Frankish | smalt | melted fat; fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | smeltaną | to melt |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |