Where does “mmakkja” come from?

mmakkja (Maltese) comes from Italian macchiare, from Vulgar Latin maclare, from Latin maculō, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.

mmakkja (Maltese): to stain (something)

Definitions

  1. to stain (something)

Ancestry of “mmakkja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmacchiareto stain, mark, smear; to blot; to sully, tarnish
2Vulgar Latinmaclare—
3Latinmaculōto stain, make spotted
4LatinMacula—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂ →Every word from Latin Macula →