Where does “tqil ċomb” come from?

tqil ċomb (Maltese) comes from Maltese ċomb, from Sicilian chiummu, from Latin plumbum, from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος, from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo-.

tqil ċomb (Maltese): very heavy

Definitions

  1. very heavy

Ancestry of “tqil ċomb”, step by step

tqil ċomb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese ċomb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseċomblead
2Sicilianchiummulead (metal)
3Latinplumbumlead; ball of lead; pipe of lead
4Ancient Greekμόλυβδοςlead; graphite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmorkʷ-iyo-—

via Maltese tqil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesetqilheavy; hard; difficult; pregnant
2Moroccan Arabicتقيلheavy
3Arabicثَقِيلheavy; dislikable; heavy, weighty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo- →Every word from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος →Every word from Latin plumbum →