Where does “dalam” come from?

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

dalam (Maltese): to get dark

Definitions

  1. to get dark

Ancestry of “dalam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicظلمto wrong, to treat unjustly, to oppress; to...
2Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
3Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic ظلم →
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