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 mélidEvery word from Ancient Greek μέλιEvery word from Ancient Greek Μελίτη