Where does “belti” come from?

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

belti (Maltese): municipal, urban; Vallettan

Definitions

  1. municipal, urban; Vallettan

Ancestry of “belti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MaltesebeltA city, town
2Arabicبَلَد—
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 بَلَد →