Where does “ilma tal-pjan” come from?

ilma tal-pjan (Maltese) comes from Maltese pjan, from Italian piano, from Latin plānus, from Ancient Greek πλάνος, from Ancient Greek πλανάω, from Proto-Indo-European pl-néh₂-ti.

ilma tal-pjan (Maltese): groundwater

Definitions

  1. groundwater

Ancestry of “ilma tal-pjan”, step by step

ilma tal-pjan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese pjan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesepjanlevel ground
2Italianpianoplane; flat, level; plain
3Latinplānuslevel, flat, even
4Ancient Greekπλάνοςwandering
5Ancient Greekπλανάωto make to wander, lead wandering about; to lead...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl-néh₂-ti

via Maltese ilma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseilmawater
2Arabicمَاءwater
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl-néh₂-tiEvery word from Ancient Greek πλανάωEvery word from Ancient Greek πλάνος