Where does “kobonumamalül” come from?
kobonumamalül (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.
kobonumamalül (Volapük): plus sign, addition sign
Ancestry of “kobonumamalül”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Volapük | malül | punctuation mark; mark, sign, symbol |
| 2 | Volapük | mäl | six |
| 3 | Middle Low German | möle | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | *mulina | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *mulīnu | — |
| 6 | Latin | molīna | — |
| 7 | Latin | mola | millstone; mill; ground meal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |