Where does “ġieli” come from?

ġieli (Maltese) comes from Maltese li, from Arabic اَلَّذِي.

ġieli (Maltese): sometimes

Definitions

  1. sometimes

Ancestry of “ġieli”, step by step

ġieli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese li

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseliwho; which; that; that
2Arabicاَلَّذِي—

via Maltese ġie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseġieto come
2Arabicجَاءَto come
Every word from Arabic اَلَّذِي →Every word from Maltese li →