Where does “ħelu manna” come from?

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

ħelu manna (Maltese): very sweet

Definitions

  1. very sweet

Ancestry of “ħelu manna”, step by step

ħelu manna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese ħelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseħelusweet
2Arabicحُلْوsweet, pleasant, pretty
3Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
4Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to

via Maltese manna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesemanna—
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic حُلْو →