Where does “مالطا” come from?

مالطا (Arabic) comes from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek Μελίτη, from Ancient Greek μέλι, from Proto-Indo-European mélid — honey.

Ancestry of “مالطا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMelita
2Ancient GreekΜελίτη
3Ancient Greekμέλιhoney; anything sweet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélidEvery word from Ancient Greek μέλιEvery word from Ancient Greek Μελίτη