Where does “pitle” come from?
pitle (Cypriot Arabic) comes from Arabic بدلة, from Arabic د, from Arabic اِسْتَخْدَمَ — to use, hire.
pitle (Cypriot Arabic): suit of clothes
Definitions
- suit of clothes
Ancestry of “pitle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | بدلة | suit (of clothes), uniform |
| 2 | Arabic | د | — |
| 3 | Arabic | اِسْتَخْدَمَ | to use, hire |