Where does “ylivoimamaali” come from?

ylivoimamaali (Finnish) comes 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, from Proto-Albanian melana — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

ylivoimamaali (Finnish): power-play goal

Definitions

  1. power-play goal

Ancestry of “ylivoimamaali”, step by step

ylivoimamaali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaalipaint; target; goal
2Old Swedishmālmeasure, amount; sign
3Old Swedishmālato paint
4Old Norsemálato grind
5Middle Low Germanmālento draw, paint; to paint
6Old Saxon*mālōn
7Proto-West Germanic*mālēnto paint
8Proto-Albanianmelanablack
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-n-dull black
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
11Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
12Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Finnish ylivoima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishylivoimasuperiority; power play
2Finnishyli-over-; super-; superior; trans-; overly,...
3Finnishyli"yli" + number: over; over; after, past
4Proto-Finnicüliover
5Hungarian-iAdded to a proper noun, noun or postposition to...
6HungarianUsed to form the lative, expressing the direction...
7Albanian-ing, -ion
8Proto-West Germanic-jā
9Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
10Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-