mala

Portuguese

/ˈma.lɐ/

noun

Definitions

suitcase
(travel) luggage
(automotive) boot, trunk
(chiefly) handbag
(idiomatic) An irritating person.

Etymology

Derived from French malle (large suitcase, trunk) derived from Middle French malle derived from Old French male (leather wooden travel-case, leather bag, bag, wallet) derived from Frankish *malhu, *malha (leather bag, bag) derived from Proto-Germanic *malhō (leather bag, bag, pouch) derived from Proto-Indo-European *molko- (leather pouch, leather bag).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*molko-

Gloss

leather pouch, leather bag

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

mala Latin
malle French
mallette French
μολγός Ancient Greek
*molko- Proto-Indo-European
malinha Portuguese
*malhō Proto-Germanic
male Old French
malement Old French
malete Old French
Madelhart Old High German
Mall Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
malle Middle French
*malhu, *malha Frankish
male xno

malinha