Where does “işataxt” come from?

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

işataxt (Cypriot Arabic): straight down

Definitions

  1. straight down

Ancestry of “işataxt”, step by step

işataxt 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 Greek ίσια

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekίσιαstraight ahead
Every word from Arabic تَحْت →Every word from Arabic تحت →Every word from Cypriot Arabic taxt →