Where does “taxan” come from?

taxan (Cypriot Arabic) comes from Arabic طحن, from Proto-Semitic ṭaḥan- — to grind, to crush.

taxan (Cypriot Arabic): to grind

Definitions

  1. to grind

Ancestry of “taxan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicطحنto grind, to mill; verbal noun of طَحَنَ; flour
2Proto-Semiticṭaḥan-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Semitic ṭaḥan-Every word from Arabic طحن