Where does “għeliem” come from?

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

għeliem (Maltese): servant

Definitions

  1. servant

Ancestry of “għeliem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicغلامboy, lad; servant, slave
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 غلام →