Where does “macla” come from?

macla (Italian) comes from French macle, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.

Ancestry of “macla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmacletwin crystal; mascle
2LatinMacula—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂ →Every word from Latin Macula →