Where does “ġelu” come from?

ġelu (Maltese) comes from Italian gelo, from Latin gelū, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

ġelu (Maltese): icing

Definitions

  1. icing

Ancestry of “ġelu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangelointense cold; frost; cold weather
2Latingelūfrost
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →