Where does “tvalja” come from?

tvalja (Maltese) comes from Italian tovaglia, from Old Occitan toalha, from Medieval Latin toallia, from Frankish þwahilu, from Proto-Germanic þwahaną — to wash, bathe.

tvalja (Maltese): table-cloth

Definitions

  1. table-cloth

Ancestry of “tvalja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantovagliatablecloth, cloth
2Old Occitantoalha—
3Medieval Latintoalliatowel, washcloth
4Frankishþwahilutowel, washcloth; cloth
5Proto-Germanicþwahanąto wash, bathe
Every word from Proto-Germanic þwahaną →Every word from Frankish þwahilu →Every word from Medieval Latin toallia →