Where does “Μάλτα” come from?

Μάλτα (Greek) comes 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.

Μάλτα (Greek): Malta

Definitions

  1. Malta

Ancestry of “Μάλτα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianMaltamortar (mixture of lime or cement, sand, and water)
2MalteseMalta—
3Arabicمَالِطَا—
4LatinMelita—
5Ancient GreekΜελίτη—
6Ancient Greekμέλιhoney; anything sweet
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney

Words derived from “Μάλτα”

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