Where does “talanqas” come from?

talanqas (Maltese) comes from Maltese lanqas, from Maltese la, from Arabic لَا, from Proto-Semitic lā — not; no.

talanqas (Maltese): at least

Definitions

  1. at least

Ancestry of “talanqas”, step by step

talanqas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese lanqas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteselanqasnot even
2MalteselaUsed—optionally—with a negated second-person imperfect verb to express the negated imperative
3Arabicلَاnot; no, not
4Proto-Semiticlānot; no

via Maltese ta'

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseta'of
2Arabicمَتاعthing, possession
Every word from Proto-Semitic lā →Every word from Arabic لَا →Every word from Maltese la →