Where does “muntanja” come from?

muntanja (Maltese) comes from Sicilian muntagna, from Latin montānia, from Latin montem, from Latin mons, from Proto-Indo-European monti, from Portuguese Monte, from Old Portuguese monte.

muntanja (Maltese): mountain

Definitions

  1. mountain

Ancestry of “muntanja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sicilianmuntagna—
2Latinmontāniamountainous area
3Latinmontemaccusative singular of mōns; mountain
4Latinmonsmountain, mount; towering mass, heap, great...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmonti—
6PortugueseMontemount; a mountain or large hill
7Old Portuguesemonte—
Every word from Old Portuguese monte →Every word from Latin montem →Every word from Latin mons →