Where does “maltan” come from?

maltan (Finnish) comes from Czech malta, from Italian Malta, from Maltese Malta, from Arabic مَالِطَا, from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek Μελίτη, from Ancient Greek μέλι, from Proto-Indo-European mélid — honey.

Ancestry of “maltan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmaltamortar
2ItalianMaltamortar (mixture of lime or cement, sand, and water)
3MalteseMalta—
4Arabicمَالِطَا—
5LatinMelita—
6Ancient GreekΜελίτη—
7Ancient Greekμέλιhoney; anything sweet
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélid →Every word from Ancient Greek μέλι →Every word from Ancient Greek Μελίτη →