Where does “poeżija” come from?

poeżija (Maltese) comes from Italian poesia, from Latin poēsis, from Ancient Greek ποίησις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

poeżija (Maltese): poem

Definitions

poem

Ancestry of “poeżija”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	poesia	poetry, verse; poem; illusion, daydream
2	Latin	poēsis	poetry
3	Ancient Greek	ποίησις	poetry, poem; a creation, fabrication, production
4	Ancient Greek	-σῐς	"suffix forming nouns"
5	Ancient Greek	-τις	retained after dentals
6	Proto-Indo-European	-tis	Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek ποίησις →