Where does “sultan is-summien” come from?

sultan is-summien (Maltese) comes from Maltese sultan, from Arabic سُلْطَان, from Aramaic שולטנא — power, authority, sway; rule, government, office;...

Ancestry of “sultan is-summien”, step by step

sultan is-summien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese sultan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesesultanking, monarch, ruler
2Arabicسُلْطَانruler, king; sultan
3Aramaicשולטנאpower, authority, sway; rule, government, office;...

via Maltese summien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesesummiencommon quails (Coturnix coturnix)
2Arabicسمانquail; butter-dealer; masculine plural of سَمِين
3Arabicسَمْنghee
Every word from Aramaic שולטנא →Every word from Arabic سُلْطَان →Every word from Maltese sultan →