Where does “kulmeta” come from?

kulmeta (Maltese) comes from Maltese meta, from Arabic مَتَى — when.

kulmeta (Maltese): whenever

Definitions

  1. whenever

Ancestry of “kulmeta”, step by step

kulmeta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese meta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesemetawhen; when; as
2Arabicمَتَىwhen

via Maltese kull

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesekullevery; each
2Arabicكُلّeach, every, whole, all
Every word from Arabic مَتَى →Every word from Maltese meta →