Where does “ħelu” come from?

ħelu (Maltese) comes from Arabic حُلْو, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

ħelu (Maltese): sweet

Definitions

  1. sweet

Ancestry of “ħelu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحُلْوsweet, pleasant, pretty
2Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
3Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to

Words derived from “ħelu”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic حُلْو →