Where does “lejl” come from?

lejl (Maltese) comes from Arabic لَيْل, from Proto-Semitic *laylay- — night.

lejl (Maltese): night

Definitions

  1. night

Ancestry of “lejl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicلَيْلnighttime
2Proto-Semitic*laylay-night

Words derived from “lejl”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *laylay- →Every word from Arabic لَيْل →
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