> Maltese is another language that has a surprising amount of Arabic influence. The way they say their numbers is almost exactly the same as Arabic. Maltese is

> Maltese is another language that has a surprising amount of Arabic influence. The way they say their numbers is almost exactly the same as Arabic. Maltese is a lot like English in that it has so many substrata that you have to look at it very closely to see where it came from. Maltese is actually a direct descendant of Arabic, but it has been so heavily influenced by multiple Indo-European languages that 2/3 of its vocabulary has been replaced by words from Italian, Sicilian, English, and possibly others. Compare this with how English is a West Germanic language but it has multiple substrata from Old Norse, French, and Latin influences.