Where does “mältum” come from?

mältum (Volapük) comes from Volapük tüm, from German turm, from Middle High German turn, from Old High German turn, from Old French torn, from Old French tour, from Old French torner, from Latin tornō — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

mältum (Volapük): six hundred

Definitions

  1. six hundred

Ancestry of “mältum”, step by step

mältum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Volapük tüm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapüktümtower
2Germanturmtower, spire very tall building or structure, especially with a tapering top
3Middle High Germanturntower
4Old High Germanturntower
5Old Frenchtorn
6Old Frenchtourtower
7Old Frenchtornerto turn; to return; to go back
8Latintornōto turn
9LatintornusA turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel
10Ancient GreekτόρνοςA tool similar to a pair of compasses used to...
11Proto-Indo-Europeantorh₂no-
12Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

via Volapük mäl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapükmälsix
2Middle Low Germanmöle
3Old Saxon*mulina
4Proto-West Germanic*mulīnumill
5Latinmolīna
6Latinmolamillstone; mill; ground meal
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no-Every word from Ancient Greek τόρνος