Where does “ladarba” come from?

ladarba (Maltese) comes from Maltese la, from Arabic لَا, from Proto-Semitic lā — not; no.

ladarba (Maltese): since

Definitions

  1. since

Ancestry of “ladarba”, step by step

ladarba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese la

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalteselaUsed—optionally—with a negated second-person imperfect verb to express the negated imperative
2Arabicلَاnot; no, not
3Proto-Semiticlānot; no

via Maltese darba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesedarbatime, instance; occasion
2Arabicضَرْبةstrike, blow
Every word from Proto-Semitic lā →Every word from Arabic لَا →Every word from Maltese la →