Where does “silġ” come from?

silġ (Maltese) comes from Arabic ثَلْج, from Proto-Semitic ṯalg- — snow.

silġ (Maltese): ice; hail; snow

Definitions

  1. ice; hail; snow

Ancestry of “silġ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicثَلْج—
2Proto-Semiticṯalg-snow

Words derived from “silġ”

Every word from Proto-Semitic ṯalg- →Every word from Arabic ثَلْج →