Where does “selaħ” come from?

selaħ (Maltese) comes from Arabic سلخ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

selaħ (Maltese): to skin (an animal)

Definitions

  1. to skin (an animal)

Ancestry of “selaħ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسلخto strip; to flay; verbal noun of سَلَخَ
2Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
3Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic سلخ →