Where does “fallazi” come from?

fallazi (Maltese) comes from Proto-Germanic fallaz, from German Falz, from Latin falx, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- — a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin.

fallazi (Maltese): forger, falsifier

Definitions

  1. forger, falsifier

Ancestry of “fallazi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfallaza fall; death, destruction, downfall
2GermanFalzfold; rabbet, rebate; seam
3Latinfalxsickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelg-a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- →Every word from Latin falx →Every word from German Falz →