Where does “مالطي” come from?

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

مالطي (Arabic): Maltese

Definitions

  1. Maltese

Ancestry of “مالطي”, step by step

مالطي traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic مَالْطَا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَالْطَا
2LatinMelita
3Ancient GreekΜελίτη
4Ancient Greekμέλιhoney; anything sweet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney

via Arabic ـِيّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicـِيّ{{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélidEvery word from Ancient Greek μέλιEvery word from Ancient Greek Μελίτη