Where does “maṇḍalamāḷa” come from?

maṇḍalamāḷa (Pali) comes from Pali mālā, from Sanskrit मल, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

maṇḍalamāḷa (Pali): pavilion

Definitions

  1. pavilion

Ancestry of “maṇḍalamāḷa”, step by step

maṇḍalamāḷa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali mālā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palimālāgarland, wreath; a string of flowers
2Sanskritमलdirty; niggardly?; unbelieving, godless
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Pali maṇḍala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palimaṇḍalacircle; disc; round platform
2Sanskritमण्डलcircular, round; disk; anything round
3Sanskrit-लan adjectival or nominal suffix: relating to, belonging to, having, similar to, etc
4Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →
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