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Where does “maldas” come from?

maldas (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Germanic maltaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

Ancestry of “maldas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmaltazsoft; nesh; weak; squashy; melting; malt; soft,...
2Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

Words derived from “maldas”

  • mallas
  • mallastaa
  • mallasohra
  • mallastamo
  • mallasjuoma
  • ohramallas
  • mallastus
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