Where does “malvasia” come from?

malvasia (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek Μονεμβασία, from Ancient Greek ἔμβασις, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

malvasia (Italian): malvasia; malmsey

Definitions

  1. malvasia; malmsey

Ancestry of “malvasia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΜονεμβασίαMonemvasia; {{w|Monemvasia}}
2Ancient Greekἔμβασιςentering into
3Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
4Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis →