Where does “malmok” come from?
malmok (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian malom, from Proto-Slavic mъlinъ, from Old High German mulin, from Latin molīnum, from Latin molīnus, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
malmok (Hungarian): nominative plural of malom
Definitions
- nominative plural of malom
Ancestry of “malmok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | malom | mill; nine men's morris |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | mъlinъ | — |
| 3 | Old High German | mulin | mill |
| 4 | Latin | molīnum | — |
| 5 | Latin | molīnus | — |
| 6 | Latin | mola | millstone; mill; ground meal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |