Where does “ulkopohjamaali” come from?
ulkopohjamaali (Finnish) comes from Finnish pohjamaali, from Finnish maali, from Old Swedish māl, from Old Swedish māla, from Old Norse mála, from Middle Low German mālen, from Old Saxon *mālōn, from Proto-West Germanic *mālēn — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
ulkopohjamaali (Finnish): outdoor primer (paint), exterior primer (paint)
Definitions
- outdoor primer (paint), exterior primer (paint)
Ancestry of “ulkopohjamaali”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pohjamaali | primer type of paint used to prime wood, metal, etc. in preparation for painting; a layer of such substance |
| 2 | Finnish | maali | paint; target; goal |
| 3 | Old Swedish | māl | measure, amount; sign |
| 4 | Old Swedish | māla | to paint |
| 5 | Old Norse | mála | to grind |
| 6 | Middle Low German | mālen | to draw, paint; to paint |
| 7 | Old Saxon | *mālōn | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *mālēn | to paint |
| 9 | Proto-Albanian | melana | black |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂-n- | dull black |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |