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Where does “dolaramalül” come from?

dolaramalül (Volapük) comes from Volapük malül, from Volapük mäl, from Middle Low German möle, from Old Saxon *mulina, from Proto-West Germanic *mulīnu, from Latin molīna, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

dolaramalül (Volapük): dollar sign

Definitions

  1. dollar sign

Ancestry of “dolaramalül”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapükmalülpunctuation mark; mark, sign, symbol
2Volapükmälsix
3Middle Low Germanmöle—
4Old Saxon*mulina—
5Proto-West Germanic*mulīnu—
6Latinmolīna—
7Latinmolamillstone; mill; ground meal
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
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