Where does “mintaxt” come from?

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

mintaxt (Cypriot Arabic): under

Definitions

  1. under

Ancestry of “mintaxt”, step by step

mintaxt 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 min

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