Where does “مَالْطَا” come from?

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

Ancestry of “مَالْطَا”, step by step

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

Words derived from “مَالْطَا”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélid →Every word from Ancient Greek μέλι →Every word from Ancient Greek Μελίτη →