Where does “vesivärimaalaus” come from?

vesivärimaalaus (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.

vesivärimaalaus (Finnish): watercolour, aquarelle painting made by using water-soluble pigments

Definitions

  1. watercolour, aquarelle painting made by using water-soluble pigments

Ancestry of “vesivärimaalaus”, step by step

vesivärimaalaus 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 vesiväri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesiväriwatercolor
2Finnishväricolor; flush
3Swedishfärgcolor; the spectral composition of visible light;...
4Old Swedishfærgha—
5Middle Low GermanverweAlternative form of varwe; color, paint
6Old Saxonfarwicolour
7Proto-West Germanicfarucolor; appearance; journey
8Proto-Germanicfarwōcolour
9Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →