Where does “mewwet” come from?

mewwet (Maltese) comes from Arabic موت, from Proto-Semitic *mawt-.

mewwet (Maltese): to cause death

Definitions

  1. to cause death

Ancestry of “mewwet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicموتverbal noun of مَاتَ; death; demise
2Proto-Semitic*mawt-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic *mawt- →Every word from Arabic موت →