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Where does “mulināri” come from?

mulināri (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic *mulīnārī, from Latin molīnārius, 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.

Ancestry of “mulināri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*mulīnārī—
2Latinmolīnārius—
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 “mulināri”

  • Mueller
  • Müller
  • Müllerin
  • Möller
  • mlinar
  • млинар
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