Where does “xaħmet l-art” come from?

xaħmet l-art (Maltese) comes from Maltese art, from Arabic أَرْض, from Proto-Semitic ʾarṣ́-.

xaħmet l-art (Maltese): skink

Definitions

  1. skink

Ancestry of “xaħmet l-art”, step by step

xaħmet l-art traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese art

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseartearth; ground; soil
2Arabicأَرْضearth; ground, soil
3Proto-Semiticʾarṣ́-—

via Maltese xaħma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesexaħmaa piece of fat
2Arabicشَحْمَة—
Every word from Proto-Semitic ʾarṣ́- →Every word from Arabic أَرْض →Every word from Maltese art →