Where does “smaltti” come from?

smaltti (Finnish) comes from German Schmalte, from Italian smalto, from Old Occitan esmalt, from Latin smaltum, from Frankish smalt, from Proto-Germanic smeltaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

smaltti (Finnish): smalt

Definitions

  1. smalt

Ancestry of “smaltti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchmaltesmalt a deep blue pigment
2Italiansmaltoenamel; glaze; tincture
3Old Occitanesmaltenamel
4Latinsmaltumenamel
5Frankishsmaltmelted fat; fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat
6Proto-Germanicsmeltanąto melt
7Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smeltaną →Every word from Frankish smalt →
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