Where does “taidemaalaus” come from?

taidemaalaus (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.

taidemaalaus (Finnish): painting a painted work of art

Definitions

  1. painting a painted work of art

Ancestry of “taidemaalaus”, step by step

taidemaalaus 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 taide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaideart
2Finnishtaitaato know, master, command, have a command of, have...
3Proto-Finnictaitadakto know
4Proto-Finnictaje-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →