Where does “mellieħi” come from?

mellieħi (Maltese) comes from Maltese mellieħ, from Arabic مَلَّاح.

mellieħi (Maltese): salty, salting

Definitions

  1. salty, salting

Ancestry of “mellieħi”, step by step

mellieħi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese mellieħ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesemellieħsaltmonger, salt seller, salter
2Arabicمَلَّاح—

via Maltese mellieħa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesemellieħasalt pan
2Arabicمَلَّاحَة—
Every word from Arabic مَلَّاح →Every word from Maltese mellieħ →