Where does “ġa” come from?

ġa (Maltese) comes from Italian già, from Latin iam, from Proto-Indo-European Hyā́m.

Ancestry of “ġa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangiàalready, yet; former, ex-; yes, yeah
2Latiniamalready; now; anymore
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyā́m—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyā́m →Every word from Latin iam →Every word from Italian già →
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