Where does “malos” come from?

malos (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

Ancestry of “malos”, step by step

malos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European mel-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Proto-Indo-European (s)mel-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)mel-false, erroneous; bad, evil

Words derived from “malos”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →