Where does “felq” come from?

felq (Maltese) comes from Arabic فَلَقَة, from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

felq (Maltese): fetters, shackles

Definitions

  1. fetters, shackles

Ancestry of “felq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفَلَقَة—
2Ancient Greekφάλαγξline of battle, battle-array; ranks of an army;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ →Every word from Arabic فَلَقَة →