Where does “*malto” come from?

*malto (Proto-Finno-Ugric) comes from Proto-Germanic maltaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

Ancestry of “*malto”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*malto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maltaz →