Where does “dellek” come from?

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

dellek (Maltese): to smear

Definitions

  1. to smear

Ancestry of “dellek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicدلكto rub, to stroke; to knead; to set, to go down
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 دلك →