Where does “Mălăeștean” come from?
Mălăeștean (Romanian) comes from Romanian Mălăiești, from Romanian mălai, from Dacian mellája, from Dacian melwá-ja, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-wo-yo-, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-wo-, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
Ancestry of “Mălăeștean”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Mălăiești | — |
| 2 | Romanian | mălai | cornflour |
| 3 | Dacian | mellája | — |
| 4 | Dacian | melwá-ja | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂-wo-yo- | consisting of flour |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂-wo- | flour |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |