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Where does “malom” come from?

malom (Hungarian) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

malom (Hungarian): mill; nine men's morris

Definitions

  1. mill; nine men's morris

Ancestry of “malom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmъlinъ—
2Old High Germanmulinmill
3Latinmolīnum—
4Latinmolīnus—
5Latinmolamillstone; mill; ground meal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “malom”

  • szélmalmok
  • szélmalom
  • malmok
  • taposómalom
  • imamalom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →