Where does “min” come from?

min (Maltese) comes from Maltese Alla, from Arabic الله, from Arabic الٱِلٰه, from Arabic إله, from Proto-Semitic ʔil- — deity, god.

min (Maltese): who

Definitions

  1. who

Ancestry of “min”, step by step

min traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese Alla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalteseAllaGod
2ArabicاللهAllah; God; god
3ArabicالٱِلٰهGod
4Arabicإلهgod, deity
5Proto-Semiticʔil-deity, god

via Arabic مَن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَنwho?; who

Words derived from “min”

Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔil- →Every word from Arabic إله →Every word from Arabic الٱِلٰه →