Where does “belt” come from?

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

belt (Maltese): A city, town

Definitions

  1. A city, town

Ancestry of “belt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “belt”

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