Where does “tewm kaħlani” come from?

tewm kaħlani (Maltese) comes from Maltese tewm, from Arabic ثوم, from Proto-Semitic ṯūm- — garlic.

tewm kaħlani (Maltese): round-headed garlic, Allium sphaerocephalon subsp. sphaerocephalon

Definitions

  1. round-headed garlic, Allium sphaerocephalon subsp. sphaerocephalon

Ancestry of “tewm kaħlani”, step by step

tewm kaħlani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese tewm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesetewmgarlic
2Arabicثومgarlic
3Proto-Semiticṯūm-garlic

via Maltese kaħlani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesekaħlanibluish; tinted in blue (of something not always blue, especially the sea and sky)
2Malteseikħalblue, especially dark blue
3Arabicأَكْحَل—
Every word from Proto-Semitic ṯūm- →Every word from Arabic ثوم →Every word from Maltese tewm →