Where does “ħolma” come from?

ħolma (Maltese) comes from Arabic حلم, from Arabic حَلَمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

ħolma (Maltese): singulative of ħolm: a dream

Definitions

  1. singulative of ħolm: a dream

Ancestry of “ħolma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحلمto dream or about while asleep; to experience...
2Arabicحَلَمَto dream
3Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
4Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic حَلَمَ →
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