Where does “maltantaa” come from?

maltantaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish 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.

maltantaa (Finnish): to translate into Maltese

Definitions

  1. to translate into Maltese

Ancestry of “maltantaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishMaltaThe Maltese language
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 mélidEvery word from Ancient Greek μέλιEvery word from Ancient Greek Μελίτη