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Where does “mala” come from?

mala (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic smakslā, from Proto-Indo-European smēk-, from Proto-Indo-European smē- — to rub; smear.

mala (Latin): cheekbone, jaw; cheek; bundle, bag

Definitions

  1. cheekbone, jaw; cheek; bundle, bag

Ancestry of “mala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicsmakslā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansmēk-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmē-to rub; smear

Words derived from “mala”

  • maxillary
  • maxilla
  • mala
  • malar
  • manzanita
  • submaxillary
  • premaxilla
  • intermaxillary
  • premaxillary
  • maxillectomy
  • manchineel
  • pterygomaxillary
  • zygomaticomaxillary
  • bimaxillary
  • nasomaxillary
  • rhinomaxillary
  • submalar
  • palatomaxillary
  • manille
  • supramaxilla
  • zygomaticomalar
  • supramaxillary
  • premaxillomaxillary
  • faciomaxillary
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