Where does “ماله‌لامق” come from?

ماله‌لامق (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ماله, from Persian ماله, from Persian مالیدن — to rub.

ماله‌لامق (Ottoman Turkish): to trowel, to work, smooth or polish with a mason's trowel

Definitions

  1. to trowel, to work, smooth or polish with a mason's trowel

Ancestry of “ماله‌لامق”, step by step

ماله‌لامق traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish ماله

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمالهtrowel, a plasterer's tool used in spreading and dressing mortar
2Persianمالهanything with which ground is smoothed; trowel; harrow
3Persianمالیدنto rub

via Ottoman Turkish ـلامق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـلامقforms verbs from nouns or adjectives
Every word from Persian مالیدن