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
sirppimailanen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish mailanen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mailanen | medick, burclover; the genus "Medicago" |
| 2 | Finnish | Maila | An implement used to handle the object, such as a ball or a puck, that is played with translation into English depends on the kind of implement and the particular sport |
| 3 | Swedish | malj | — |
| 4 | French | maul; pall mall mallet; pall mall | |
| 5 | English | A system for transferring messages from one... | |
| 6 | Middle French | — | |
| 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 |