Where does “maltès” come from?

maltès (Catalan) comes from Catalan és, from Latin est, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

maltès (Catalan): Maltese

Definitions

  1. Maltese

Ancestry of “maltès”, step by step

maltès traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan és

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanéshimself, herself, itself (direct or indirect object)
2Latinestthird-person singular present active indicative...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éstito be
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

via Catalan Malta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CatalanMaltaMalta
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti →Every word from Latin est →