Where does “kulmin” come from?

kulmin (Maltese) comes from Maltese min, from Maltese Alla, from Arabic الله, from Arabic الٱِلٰه, from Arabic إله, from Proto-Semitic ʔil- — deity, god.

kulmin (Maltese): whoever

Definitions

  1. whoever

Ancestry of “kulmin”, step by step

kulmin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese min

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseminwho
2MalteseAllaGod
3ArabicاللهAllah; God; god
4ArabicالٱِلٰهGod
5Arabicإلهgod, deity
6Proto-Semiticʔil-deity, god

via Maltese kull

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesekullevery; each
2Arabicكُلّeach, every, whole, all
Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔil-Every word from Arabic إلهEvery word from Arabic الٱِلٰه
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