Where does “lewwen” come from?

lewwen (Maltese) comes from Arabic لون, from Proto-Semitic lawn, from Proto-Afroasiatic lwn-.

lewwen (Maltese): to colour

Definitions

  1. to colour

Ancestry of “lewwen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicلونcolor; type, variety; to colour, to paint
2Proto-Semiticlawn—
3Proto-Afroasiaticlwn-—
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic lwn- →Every word from Proto-Semitic lawn →Every word from Arabic لون →