Where does “Mălaimare” come from?

Mălaimare (Romanian) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

Ancestry of “Mălaimare”, step by step

Mălaimare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian mălai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmălaicornflour
2Dacianmellája—
3Dacianmelwá-ja—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-wo-yo-consisting of flour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-wo-flour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Romanian mare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmarebig, large, great; great, mighty; sea
2Latinmaresea; ablative singular of mās
3Proto-Italicmarisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →