Where does “abjad silġ” come from?

abjad silġ (Maltese) comes from Maltese silġ, from Arabic ثَلْج, from Proto-Semitic ṯalg- — snow.

abjad silġ (Maltese): as white as snow

Definitions

  1. as white as snow

Ancestry of “abjad silġ”, step by step

abjad silġ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese silġ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesesilġice; hail; snow
2Arabicثَلْج—
3Proto-Semiticṯalg-snow

via Maltese abjad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseabjadwhite; pale; calm
2Arabicأَبْيَضwhite
Every word from Proto-Semitic ṯalg- →Every word from Arabic ثَلْج →Every word from Maltese silġ →