Where does “ईमेल” come from?

ईमेल (Hindi) comes from English email, from Middle French email, from Old French esmal, from Latin smaltum, from Frankish smalt, from Proto-Germanic smeltaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

ईमेल (Hindi): email

Definitions

  1. email

Ancestry of “ईमेल”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishemailA system for transferring messages from one...
2Middle Frenchemail—
3Old Frenchesmalenamel
4Latinsmaltumenamel
5Frankishsmaltmelted fat; fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat
6Proto-Germanicsmeltanąto melt
7Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smeltaną →Every word from Frankish smalt →