Where does “awnataxt” come from?

awnataxt (Cypriot Arabic) comes from Cypriot Arabic taxt, from Arabic تحت, from Arabic تَحْت — that which is below; location that is below.

awnataxt (Cypriot Arabic): down here somewhere

Definitions

  1. down here somewhere

Ancestry of “awnataxt”, step by step

awnataxt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cypriot Arabic taxt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cypriot Arabictaxtdown, below
2Arabicتحتbelow; under
3Arabicتَحْتthat which is below; location that is below

via Cypriot Arabic awna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cypriot Arabicawna—
Every word from Arabic تَحْت →Every word from Arabic تحت →Every word from Cypriot Arabic taxt →