Where does “jva” come from?

jva (Cypriot Arabic) comes from Arabic جوي, from Arabic ـِيّ — {{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...

jva (Cypriot Arabic): to stink

Definitions

  1. to stink

Ancestry of “jva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجويair-
2Arabicـِيّ{{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...
Every word from Arabic ـِيّ →Every word from Arabic جوي →