Where does “malla” come from?
malla (Galician) comes from Galician mallar, from Galician mallo, from Latin malleus, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-no-, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
malla (Galician): mesh; knitting; knitwear; mail
Definitions
- mesh; knitting; knitwear; mail
Ancestry of “malla”, step by step
malla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician mallar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | mallar | to thresh; to hammer; to beat up |
| 2 | Galician | mallo | large mallet; sledgehammer; flail; handle of the... |
| 3 | Latin | malleus | hammer, mallet; a disease of animals; the... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂-no- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via Vulgar Latin macla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | macla | medieval spelling of macula; ablative singular of... |
| 2 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |