Romanian mălai

← Hungarian málé (cognate)

← Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-wo-yo- (mention)

← Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-wo- (mention)

← Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (mention)

← Latin amylum (cognate)

← Latin -alium (mention)

← Albanian miell (cognate)

← Dacian *mellája (cognate)

← Dacian *melwá-ja (mention)

→ Hungarian málé (mention)

→ Romanian mălăiaș (suffix)

→ Romanian mălăier (suffix)

→ Romanian mălăiște (suffix)

→ Romanian Mălăești (affix)

→ Romanian Mălăiești (affix)

→ Romanian Mălaimare (affix)

→ Albanian miell (cognate)