Where does “belt” come from?
belt (Maltese) comes from Arabic بَلَد, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV-.
belt (Maltese): A city, town
Ancestry of “belt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | بَلَد | — |
| 2 | Arabic | ل | to, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express... |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | *lV- | — |
Words derived from “belt”