Where does “maltisks” come from?

maltisks (Latvian) comes from Latvian Malta, from Maltese Malta, from Arabic مَالِطَا, from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek Μελίτη, from Ancient Greek μέλι, from Proto-Indo-European mélid — honey.

maltisks (Latvian): Maltese

Definitions

  1. Maltese

Ancestry of “maltisks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatvianMaltaMalta
2MalteseMalta—
3Arabicمَالِطَا—
4LatinMelita—
5Ancient GreekΜελίτη—
6Ancient Greekμέλιhoney; anything sweet
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélid →Every word from Ancient Greek μέλι →Every word from Ancient Greek Μελίτη →