Where does “dal-lejl” come from?

dal-lejl (Maltese) comes from Maltese dan, from Maltese żgur, from Sicilian siguru, from Latin sēcūrus, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

dal-lejl (Maltese): last night

Definitions

  1. last night

Ancestry of “dal-lejl”, step by step

dal-lejl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese dan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesedanthis
2Malteseżgursure, certain
3Siciliansiguru—
4Latinsēcūruscareless, negligent
5Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
6Latinsexsix; 6
7Proto-Italicsekssix
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via Maltese lejl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteselejlnight
2Arabicلَيْلnighttime
3Proto-Semitic*laylay-night
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Latin sē- →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →