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Where does “malteščina” come from?

malteščina (Slovene) comes from Slovene -ina, from Proto-Slavic -ina — Denominal, forming collectives denoting something...

malteščina (Slovene): Maltese

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  1. Maltese

Ancestry of “malteščina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovene-inaadded to adjectives to form an abstract noun
2Proto-Slavic-inaDenominal, forming collectives denoting something...
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