Where does “sodju” come from?

sodju (Maltese) comes from Italian sodio, from New Latin sodium, from Italian soda, from Arabic سُوَّاد — saltwort.

sodju (Maltese): sodium

Definitions

  1. sodium

Ancestry of “sodju”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansodiosodium
2New Latinsodium—
3Italiansodasoda, sodium carbonate; soda water; third-person...
4Arabicسُوَّادsaltwort
Every word from Arabic سُوَّاد →Every word from Italian soda →Every word from New Latin sodium →